Sean Taylor has died...

It pisses me off when I think we'll never get to see him play again, develop further in his career, the big hits, etc.

What a waste.

I decided to work from home today (fortunately my job allows for that), because I knew I would break down more than once throughout the course of the day. I was sitting at my desk this morning, and the closet door was open. I saw my #21 jersey hanging neatly where I placed it last night before I went to bed. I walked over to my closet, and as I held the jersey in my hand and read the name "Taylor" on the back, I dropped to one knee. I was literally sobbing. I can't believe my favorite player is gone. I just can't believe it. I'm still hoping this is just a sick nightmare and I wake up soon. I'm am so, so, so sad. I don't think I've cried this much in one day since 9/11.

I am real glad I am off from work today. I have been doing nothing but looking though you tube and such watching ST highlights. There are already more than a few tribute vids up. I still can't believe it has happened. What a waste,
I hope they catch the guy or guys. I wonder how long it will take. If there will be a reward. I guess it would be murder 1, so thats the death penalty, right?


Gibbs is doing a press conf. in 30 mins. Lord knows what he'll say.

I hope we, as a community, can turn the saddest day in my Redskins memory into something that we can grow from. The fact that a young black man aged 15-24 is more likely to die from homicide than any other cause is the real horror. And it's been that way for as long as I can remember. It is a problem that must be solved, now. Sean's death just brings this crisis into many of our lives in a truly profound way for the first time.

I will always cherish Sean's legacy as a football player. I used to watch his highlight videos for days. You'd think that you would tire of watching the same plays over and over, but you didn't. It's part of what made Sean so special. He seemed to draw from a deeper well of passion--and fury-- than the other guys. It is, after all, the controlled violence and the strategy that makes football the most riveting and popular game in America. Sean was a master of the more violent aspects of the game from the beginning. There seemed to be a purity in the way he expressed his ferocity on the field. The saddest thing is that he was just beginning to control his own violence. By all accounts he was finally embracing the strategy of football, and perhaps life, and the results were paying dividends for the Redskins as a team. Now, we will never know if Sean Taylor would have reached his full potential. All we know is that he won't. It's a truly sad thing and that's why I began to cry today- with all of the other people who loved Sean, or simply loved to watch him,- when I heard the news.

Make no mistake, it is the world outside of football that led to the murder of the most promising and enigmatic player in our midst. I think it's time that we, as a country, and as a community, take action. Much like the environment, education, health care and the larger issues that plague us today, how long will we sit back and wait before we say, "Enough"?

I am devasted!

I am a Redskins fan from France.
I am so sad for his wife and his young daughter but I would like them to know that even in France, a country where the Redskins are not well known, a country where even the NFL's name is not well known, there are some people who really, deeply admire the man called Sean Taylor.

Go Skins!

I decided to work from home today (fortunately my job allows for that), because I knew I would break down more than once throughout the course of the day. I was sitting at my desk this morning, and the closet door was open. I saw my #21 jersey hanging neatly where I placed it last night before I went to bed. I walked over to my closet, and as I held the jersey in my hand and read the name "Taylor" on the back, I dropped to one knee. I was literally sobbing. I can't believe my favorite player is gone. I just can't believe it. I'm still hoping this is just a sick nightmare and I wake up soon. I'm am so, so, so sad. I don't think I've cried this much in one day since 9/11.

Hey man, it's tough to see him die. It sucks when it's your favorite player to. Remember though, he may not be with us any more in body, but forever more his spirit will live on.

As a Football player myself, this is also in a way also for me to. The football players all over America lost one of their own brothers. Not all of us play at the same level, but those of us at the amateur level look up to guys like him while we watch games on Sundays to show us by what he does on the field what we might be doing wrong so that we can get better ourselves.

From the Steelers Nation Once More, Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

As I said before I have never been this sad with a passing outside of my family. I didn't find out until I got to school, some kid came up to me at my locker and asked me if I heard the news, I said I knew he was shot but he told me he died. I didn't believe him and just decided to wait and found out myself. I walked into my first class and my teacher was talking about how he died and it was so hard for me not to just cry, a few tears dropped and I had to fight with everything I had from breaking down. I just couldn't believe it.

FOREVER 21!!!




...and in AWESOME COMPANY!

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Does anyone know if Ryan Clark has made any comments? They were best friends right?

What a day. My dad called me bright and early this morning to give me the news. I'm still in shock. ST was much more than just another football player. He will be missed both on the field and off. RIP Sean and thanks for the memories.