Sean Taylor has died...

lets look forward to his daughters future. may she enjoy a long and peaceful life. 24 years old is to old to leave. may he rest in peace, and god bless his family

Sean Taylor not only has my respect on the field...

You did hear that he got shot protecting his daughter right? The man is a hero! And Im proud to share a first name with him!

I know he is in a better place

I hope that the killers (because thats what they are now) are brought to justice

Cowboys fan here expressing deepest sympathies in your time of sorrow may he rest in peace

To all those who follow other teams, thanks so much for coming here to express your support. It REALLY means a lot. I don't think anyone outside of this forum understands how i feel right now. Our best player and a great man that I followed for years is gone and I haven't felt this way since 9/11. The shock and sadness that I am experiencing right now cannot be put into words. I am truly thankful that people such as yourself have been so caring, kind, and sympathetic.

It still hasn't sunk in just how big of a loss this is to us. I keep thinking, man the plays that could've happened, I just can't believe that i'm never going to see him play on a football field again. Like Westcoastskinsfan said, watching the game makes me think that these players are more than human, and then events like this make me realize they are just humans after all.

I'm in absolute shock right waking up looking for more encouraging news like was announced before I went to bed, but instead I wake up to find out he had died. I just... I'm dumbfounded. I'm even more dumbfounded by the media's need to bring up his past issues. What about the fact he was asleep @ home and was trying to protect his girlfriend and their daughter? I'm just absolutely disgusted by the coverage and response this tragedy has recieved.

RIP Sean and my whole hearted prayers go out to your family and friends during this trying time. You will be sorely missed, but you will never be forgotten by us.

Someone just walked up and gave me a big hug and another lady was just casually talking about it. The latter has a son that plays basketball (NBA potential), and she says I heard about the guy for the Skins that died, so sad.

I said, you know this was my favorite football player...not just Redskin, but football player. And then I said this guy was my Michael Jordan of football. It almost brought her to tears.

It still hasn't sunk in just how big of a loss this is to us. I keep thinking, man the plays that could've happened, I just can't believe that i'm never going to see him play on a football field again. Like Westcoastskinsfan said, watching the game makes me think that these players are more than human, and then events like this make me realize they are just humans after all.

This guy was a HoF'er in the making. He was undoubtedly our best player and playmaker on defense. He was the enforcer that opponents feared for his hitting and ballhawking skills. He forced teams to gameplan around him and wideouts to grow alligator arms. More importantly, however, he was a guy we all came to love. There is truly a hole in my heart and, being outside of D.C., I feel like no one outside of this forum understands just how I feel. I cried once and I've felt like crying all day. I still cannot believe that I will never see ST donning a Redskins uniform, making a big hit, or nabbing a ball ever again. I feel like I've been robbed.

This guy was a HoF'er in the making. He was undoubtedly our best player and playmaker on defense. He was the enforcer that opponents feared for his hitting and ballhawking skills. He forced teams to gameplan around him and wideouts to grow alligator arms. More importantly, however, he was a guy we all came to love. There is truly a hole in my heart and, being outside of D.C., I feel like no one outside of this forum understands just how I feel. I cried once and I've felt like crying all day. I still cannot believe that I will never see ST donning a Redskins uniform, making a big hit, or nabbing a ball ever again. I feel like I've been robbed.

This site is the only place I can discuss this. No one else is going to understand how a grown man can be levelled by the death of someone he never met. Especially when that someone is "just" an athlete. I am so grateful for this site today. Thank you to everyone here for sharing their thoughts on this tragedy. It feels so much better to talk about this without worrying that you'll sound childish for caring so much about a football player. Here, I feel like it is understood. I guess I don't know how to put what I'm trying to say into words but I hope you all get my drift...

This site is the only place I can discuss this. No one else is going to understand how a grown man can be levelled by the death of someone he never met. Especially when that someone is "just" an athlete. I am so grateful for this site today. Thank you to everyone here for sharing their thoughts on this tragedy. It feels so much better to talk about this without worrying that you'll sound childish for caring so much about a football player. Here, I feel like it is understood. I guess I don't know how to put what I'm trying to say into words but I hope you all get my drift...
I'm thankful for this site too. I haven't been posting much lately because I've been really busy with my new job. Plus, now that I live in Baltimore I'm not around as many Skins fans so not too many people around me have the slightest idea of how much this means to me. I've only known these people for 3 weeks so they don't know how important this entire team is to me, and they don't realize that I've lost a meaningful person in my life. Obviously I didn't know Sean personally but when you follow someone so closely you start to feel like you know them, but I guess you all know that all too well.
It just so happens that we don't have training today and i basically have nothing to do but hang out on the internet. I'm glad i have this site and i don't just have to sit here re-reading the same articles over and over.

Crushed...I went to bed after hearing that he was responsive and in ICU. Only to wake up this morning to my wife telling me he died. What a senseless act against someone who was seemingly turning his life around in a very positive way. I really feel for his family and friends. If I feel like this, I can't imagine the emotions they are going through. Sad, just sad...