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did anyone see reed's face at the conference..listen to him speak poor guy is holding back tears. Same with J.C.

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[quote=SmootSmack;384652]Does anyone know if Ryan Clark has made any comments? They were best friends right?[/quote]

I haven't heard anything. I know his season is over, he had to have his spleen removed. Perhaps he is still in th hospital and the media haven't contacted him.

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My condolences and prayers go out to Sean Taylor and his family.

Sean Taylor was one of my favorite safties in the NFL. He had a great career at Miami and I knew he was going to be good...only 24. Shame to see such a great athlete and player leave the field. He had many hall of fame years ahead of him.

To all the Redskins fans, I hope you guys are able to recoup and heal after this tragic loss. Hopefully Landry can lead your defense in the future, but no one will fill the shoes of Sean Taylor. He was such an amazing athlete and saftey. On his way to another Pro Bowl year.

Prayers to Sean Taylor's wife and child. Let them recover and heal and God guide them through a successful mental and physical healing. I wish the best for their future.

R.I.P
Sean Taylor
1983-2007

Sincerely,
Denver Broncos Fan

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Rip

;-(

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god i cant stop crying man

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I woke up early to catch a flight back to Houston and saw the news. I had to hold it together, do my job. I still just cannot believe it's true. It just cannot be.

I cannot believe I am writing these words: Rest in Peace, Sean Taylor. We will always love you and remember you, playing Redskin football the way it is supposed to be played.

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here's that URL again to fire shapiro and wilbon (but without the "h" since I'm a newbie):

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My condolences and those of 70Chip III to Sean Taylor's family and to the Washington Redskins.

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R.I.P. Sean, a true and fine Redskin...we will miss you

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My god I'm going to be sick about this for a long time. I hope they catch the piece of shit that did this!

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Wilbon was much less judgemental on PTI than I've heard the comments ascribed to him. When did he say the things about Sean's death? The comments almost sound like they were in regards to his arrest on gun charges, rather than this act of violence.

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[url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=5N2ERPZRpLY]YouTube - Tribute to Sean Taylor[/url]

I was having technical issues earlier. I thought you may want to see this. No I am not the creator.

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[quote=dall-assblows;384734]god i cant stop crying man[/quote]
i'm with you. i am not an emotional person at all and i have not cried since my grandmother died 3 years ago. well can't say i have not broken down a few times today.he was my favorite player to watch and it is hitting really hard. thank you fans of other teams for posting. very classy. this just is horrible.

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[QUOTE=beau_str;384769]i'm with you. i am not an emotional person at all and i have not cried since my grandmother died 3 years ago. well can't say i have not broken down a few times today.he was my favorite player to watch and it is hitting really hard. thank you fans of other teams for posting. very classy. this just is horrible.[/QUOTE]

Thanks man, if more condolences are needed, you are free to come and join the Steelers fans at one of our fan sites. We welcome you all with open arms during this time. We may not cheer for the same team, but we all are football fans.

SteelandSkin

SteelCityMan786 from Steeler Addicts and Steelers Fever.

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[QUOTE=BrudLee;384763]Wilbon was much less judgemental on PTI than I've heard the comments ascribed to him. When did he say the things about Sean's death? The comments almost sound like they were in regards to his arrest on gun charges, rather than this act of violence.[/QUOTE]

I'm admittedly too lazy at the moment to post the link but it's from his online chat on the Washington Post yesterday.

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I have an e-mail address Redskins2107@yahoo for my e-bay account. I called it that a few years back thinking this would be the year that he really broke out. I really didn't realize the irony of it until my heart sunk as I logged in a few minutes ago to check me account. R.I.P Sean.

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Hey guys I just came back from work today I was on the road the whole day and I just learn about the tragic, tragic news I'm speechless I just can't wrap what has happen today specially since last night when some good reports came in and I was here with you guys I really thought there was some hope.

It's a really sad day the world has lost a great individual, I know it's just football but this kid had heart, passion, leadership and determination, he always came out and gave it his all, never backed down and as a rival fan I always respected that about him.

We all need to take some of his qualities to our own life because he truly was a great individual even in his darkest times he came out and tried to become a better person, teammate, football player and recently father.

My condolences to you guys, his family, friends, teammates and the whole Redskins community from the bottom of my heart.

My only take is honor him, remember him, remember the passion he brought to the game, and how he humiliated everyone who messed in his space specially my cowboys, crayton has his helmet tattooed in his back forever.

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Thanks DB.

I heard the info about 5:55 am, so by now it has had time to sink in, but it still hurts.

That guy was one helluva football player.

J-Dawg

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Only the good die young.

how fitting

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latest post from JLC, helps clear some things up...
Final Post Of The Night (I Think)

Okay, I think this is going to be it for me until tomorrow. I am pretty wiped out.

Wanted to get a few more pieces of info up before I crashed and went to bed.

Spoke to Richard Sharpstein, Sean's lawyer and de facto family spokesperson at this point. He cleared a few things up.

Sean did have an alarm system on his home, Sharpstein said, but it was not engaged that night. Sharpstein said he spoke to Jackle, Sean's girlfriend, about that evening and she said that here sister had been staying with them and coming and going from the house, so Sharpstein said that may have been why the alarm was not on at that time. Sharpstein said that Jackie had difficulty getting a dial tone and struggled to make the 911 call then "scurried to get her cellphone," and made the call from that.

However, Sharpstein said he could not say for certain whether the intruders had actually cut the phone lines at the house, as some have reported, and Sharpstein said the police were investigating that aspect of the case.

Sharpstein said that at the time the person or persons entered the house, making a noise in the living room that startled Sean and his wife, Sean's baby was in her crib. However, as they heard the clutter Sean reached for the machete under his bed - he is prohibited from having a firearm from his prior felony weapons charge - his girlfriend grabbed the baby from the crib and put her in bed with her (I believe Jackie was attempting to shield her from whatever was to come, but my last conversation with Richard was cut short and I could not get that 100 percent verified).

Jackie, Sean and the baby were the only three people in the house at the time of the murder. Sharpstein said the intruder/intruders kicked in the door, immediately fired two shots into the bedroom - one of which struck Sean, ultimately killing him - the retreated without ever entering the bedroom.

Richard also said that he could not confirm for certain that Sean was engaged to marry Jackie (some players have said he was; some of his family members have told out reporters in Miami that they did not know he was engaged to be married). Sharpstein said Sean and Jackie definitely had multiple conversations about getting married after the season, but he was not certain they had actually set a date.

Spoke to a few Redskins on the drive home from The Park. They said that it is not unusual at all for a player to return home the weekend when hurt and it was not surprising to them at all that Sean was there. They said that they did not get the sense from Sean that week that he was worried there was going to be another attack on his house and that they never got the sense that any of the issues he faced two years ago over the ATVs was at the forefront of his mind or that he thought there would be some carry over from that.

Tackle Cornelius Griffin said: "If Sean thought there was a chance that something was going to happen, there is no way he would have put his family in danger. No way. I don't believe that for one minute."

Moving on is not going to be easy. Griffin said he spoke to several teammates today and found out the news himself from television (he's an early riser and was up at 5, an hour before word got out about Sean's passing).

"It's going to be difficult to think about football and go on, but we've got to find a way to grieve for Sean but also finish this season strong. These next two weeks are going to be tough, but those other teams aren't going to be thinking about what we're going through once the games start. We've got to find to win these next two games and play as hard as we can, and after that (the Thurs. Dec. 7 game against Chicago) we can get a little break. It's a tough road but that's what we have to do."

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I wonder how SkinsnCanes is doing right now. I think he was friends with Taylor back in college if I remember right.

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[QUOTE=D'BOYZ;384820]Hey guys I just came back from work today I was on the road the whole day and I just learn about the tragic, tragic news I'm speechless I just can't wrap what has happen today specially since last night when some good reports came in and I was here with you guys I really thought there was some hope.

It's a really sad day the world has lost a great individual, I know it's just football but this kid had heart, passion, leadership and determination, he always came out and gave it his all, never backed down and as a rival fan I always respected that about him.

We all need to take some of his qualities to our own life because he truly was a great individual even in his darkest times he came out and tried to become a better person, teammate, football player and recently father.

My condolences to you guys, his family, friends, teammates and the whole Redskins community from the bottom of my heart.

My only take is honor him, remember him, remember the passion he brought to the game, and how he humiliated everyone who messed in his space specially my cowboys, crayton has his helmet tattooed in his back forever.[/QUOTE]

The greatest compliment a person can receive is from his rival, nice job D'boyz, you have class!

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I am a Cowboys fan.. but I wanted to stop by here and say I am sorry for your loss.. both for the player but most importantly for the person Sean Taylor. I do pray for you all and for the family of Sean.

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[QUOTE=DCfan60;385185]I am a Cowboys fan.. but I wanted to stop by here and say I am sorry for your loss.. both for the player but most importantly for the person Sean Taylor. I do pray for you all and for the family of Sean.[/QUOTE]

Thanks to you DCfan60 and your fellow Cowboy fans. Your thoughts are most appreciated. I actually joined the CowboysZone message board to offer not only mine, but other 'Skins fans gratitude as well. Very, very classy and much appreciated.

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As a Browns fan and a CCW instructor I think it is wrong that a person can not have a firearm in their house for protection, as in this case. It may have saved his life.

MY heart felt condolences to your fans and the family of Sean Taylor over this tragedy, a senseless killing. I fervently hope they catch who ever it was that did the shooting.

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[QUOTE=TroysBadDawg;385202]As a Browns fan and a CCW instructor I think it is wrong that a person can not have a firearm in their house for protection, as in this case. It may have saved his life.

MY heart felt condolences to your fans and the family of Sean Taylor over this tragedy, a senseless killing. I fervently hope they catch who ever it was that did the shooting.[/QUOTE]

Thank you for your kind words. Speculation has it that since Sean had been convicted of a felony firearms charge, he was therefore prohibited from owning or carrying a firearm. I am a licensed CCW permit holder and seldom go anywhere without my firearm. My wife and I both were witness to a murder years ago in Maryland and it left an indelible mark on us both. However, just owning or having access to a firearm will never guarantee a persons safety without the proper training and experience.

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man i have sooooo much more respect for cowboy fans now.

almost every video on youtube that talks about sean taylor is by a cowboys fan.

wow

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[QUOTE=dall-assblows;385211]man i have sooooo much more respect for cowboy fans now.

almost every video on youtube that talks about sean taylor is by a cowboys fan.

wow[/QUOTE]

Does that mean you'll change your screen name now? j/k :lol:

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[quote=GMScud;384566]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.[/quote]

I was thinking about how we're paying tribute to Sean on the last day of this month, right after the 1 year anniversary of his death. Then I went on youtube and watched some of his videos. Not to bring up bad memories, but the thoughts and prayers and support we had for each other that day was pretty awesome. The way fans of other teams made a point to offer their support was pretty cool too. I re-visited this thread for the first time since about a week after he passed away and read every last post.

We miss you Sean. As much today as yesterday and everyday since.

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[quote=GMScud;498201]I was thinking about how we're paying tribute to Sean on the last day of this month, right after the 1 year anniversary of his death. Then I went on youtube and watched some of his videos. Not to bring up bad memories, but the thoughts and prayers and support we had for each other that day was pretty awesome. The way fans of other teams made a point to offer their support was pretty cool too. I re-visited this thread for the first time since about a week after he passed away and read every last post.

We miss you Sean. As much today as yesterday and everyday since.[/quote]

I'll always remember the first defensive play we ran against the Bill's the following game. Only 10 players on the field, but Sean was on the field in spirit. Most memorable play I'll ever experience as a fan of the game.

RIP SEAN TAYLOR #21, YOU MEANT SO MUCH TO SO MANY, IT'S A SHAME SUCH A GOOD SOUL WAS TAKEN AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.

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I still get teary eyed at every home game that Ive been to since when they announce individual defensive players. And I couldnt agree more we miss you Sean just as much today as that sad day last year.

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never forgotten 21.....you showed how the safety position is truly supposed to be played. There will never be another thank you sean ill see you one day

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I hate this thread. I learned of Sean's death by reading it.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;498237]I hate this thread. I learned of Sean's death by reading it.[/quote]

I was at work when I learned about it, about 5 minutes away from clocking out. Then my boss came up to me and was like, Sean Taylor just died. At first I was kinda in shock, I was like, no way why you gotta play like that, you know? That shit ain't funny. I said that because he was a pretty big Redskins hater and I wouldn't put anything past him. But after I clocked out and I was driving home I put it on 980 and they were talking about it.

I just started tearing up while I was driving home and then as soon as I got home I started watching NFLN and looking at things online. I was still in shock for at least two days, my friends/coworkers kept talking and checking on me and I didn't want to talk to nobody and I was pretty depressed after that. The Youtube videos helped, and I got a little semblance of closure from watching his funeral. When I think about him, I always remember these words that one of the prominent speakers at his funeral said, and what he said was to celebrate his life and memories, and the things he taught us, instead of always thinking about how young he was and everything else he could've achieved.

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STILL........tough to think about. This brings it all back.
Alway's missed.......

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;498237]I hate this thread. I learned of Sean's death by reading it.[/quote]

That's pretty tough. I found out when I woke up for work and turned on the news. It was Fox 5 and as soon as it came on they said it. I remember how quiet everyone was on the train ride to work. Then when I got to work, my friends who are Skins fans we just sat in my room just sad. Not saying too much to eachother and then we started talking about what he had done, and what we as fans had lost. All we as Skins fans have are memories of who could've been the greatest safety to play the game. I feel for hisfamily who lost a son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, and last but certainly not least a father.

RIP Sean. You will NEVER be forgotten.

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Yes, it was a bittersweet day. My son had been born the day before he was shot. My wife called me from the hospital (I went home to catch up on a night of sleep after being up for about 36 hours) and told me he had been shot.

I held my son in the hospital and we watched his first Redskins game together, a close loss to the Bucs, without Sean.

For the reason of timing, I'll never forget when "that day" is coming up. :(

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This thread needs to go away.