Nov 27 2007
Sean Taylor, RIP
Just last week, I was writing about how the Redskins’ secondary might be vulnerable until safety Sean Taylor returned to the lineup from injury. Now, he’ll never return, and that’s just too tragic for words…
Sean Taylor died early Tuesday, a day after he was shot at home by what police say was an intruder. He was 24.
Family friend Richard Sharpstein said Taylor’s father told him the news around 5:30 a.m. … He said Taylor died early Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he had been airlifted after the shooting early Monday.
Doctors had been encouraged late Monday when Taylor squeezed a nurse’s hand, according to Vinny Cerrato, the Redskins’ vice president of football operations. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn’t sure how he had squeezed the nurse’s hand.
The initial reports were that the shooting was part of a botched robbery of some sort, but the descriptions of how Taylor was shot has me thinking this was quite premeditated. Taylor had gotten his life back in order after brandishing a gun two years ago in a fight over stolen all-terrain vehicles near his home. I fear that incident has come back on him and his family in the worst possible way.
First Darrent Williams, now this. Too many NFL stars have been shot and killed needlessly this year. This trend really needs to stop.
2 Responses to “Sean Taylor, RIP”
this is an unbelievable tradgedy and should be dealt with, by using much respect. we will miss you sean….you were the best safetey of this season…other blogs say you had it coming…well i dont care what the other blogs say..you were the man and you will remain my favorite player for all time…
As we have all learned, Sean Taylor, starter for the Washington Redskins, died Tuesday after he was shot in what at first glance appears to be a home invasion. What a tragedy. This man was so young. He had made mistakes, but seemed to be turning his life around. Rest In Peace, Sean.