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Washington Redskins Free Safety Sean Taylor Dies After Gunshot Wound

sports.espn.go.com — You never wish this on anyone...Washington Redskins Pro Bowl Safety Sean Taylor died today at 5:30 am following a gunshot wound to his femoral artery after an apparent robbery attempt.

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  • jermo, on 11/27/2007, -6/+104Too bad. He had a history of problems, but supposedly was getting his life back together.

    And he was a great player.
    • cybortrip, on 11/27/2007, -1/+10He was more than a great player...he was the Redskins best defensive player and one of the best safeties in the NFL. He will be sorely missed by Redskins fans. My heart goes out to his family and most of all his daughter.
    • Fission, on 11/27/2007, -9/+15Don't get me wrong, Sean Taylor was one of my favorite players in all of football but he put himself and his family in this situation. Instead of moving out of one the highest-crime neighborhoods in all of Miami (if not the worst), he decided to keep his family there and put them in harm's way. He wanted to stay there because it's where he grew up but when you finally get the money to get out of a place like that, you do it to protect your family. They say he wore big jewelery all the time and was flashing it around the town. When you do that in front of poor people and criminals, you are asking for trouble. On top of that, they gave him a warning sign by leaving a knife on his bed -- you think he would have gotten the picture. It's a tragic thing that happened but he should have thought about the safety of his family. There was no excuse to keep his family there and he now has a girlfriend and an 18-month old daughter who will be fatherless for the rest of her life. I hope for the best of luck to his family.
      • ronjohn, on 11/27/2007, -4/+2Knife on this bed?? I'm gonna google that *****...
      • joejoesick, on 11/27/2007, -2/+8He was living in a million dollar house. How is this a "bad neighborhood?"

        • heartsblood, on 11/27/2007, -3/+6You obviously don't live in or anywhere near a big city. Washington, like Miami, has 3 million dollar homes right across from skid row. In places like that the police can do little to protect you, you either make peace or rest in peace.
        • jrowny, on 11/27/2007, -1/+6I'm from the DC Area. We refer to that as "gentrification"... i.e. the lower-class are in the process of being kicked out and moved to less valuable areas. Don't know how it works in Miami though.
      • raada, on 11/27/2007, -15/+4Sorry but robbers dont leave knives on your bed... Gangs might... He was a crook himself and eventually it got back to him.
      • card51short, on 11/27/2007, -5/+6randa has already figured out the whole case.
        He did a few unsavory things in the past so he obviously deserved to die in his own home.
        Gangs don't go around shooting people in the leg. They make sure people are dead.

        But he can't win. If he were to move out to a rich neighborhood, he would be turning his back on his community and running away from his problems.
        If he stays, he deserves to die because he's in a neighborhood with crime.

        Just let the man RIP and when things come out, we can discuss them. Don't jump to conclusions determining that he was in a gang and deserved it. Especially on the day he died...wow...
    • Kornmoshpitt, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1four guys were arrested by miami police
      http://digg.com/football/Florida_police_arrest_fou ...
  • drac, on 11/27/2007, -52/+14the last thing the skins needed this year
    • ssravp, on 11/27/2007, -5/+49It's not about the team at this point.
      • sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -23/+3Unless it was a teammate that did it.
    • hokeywebb22, on 11/27/2007, -0/+18I'm as big as any Skins fan out there but that is not what anyone should be thinking about.
  • HeDiggMe, on 11/27/2007, -10/+42one loss the Skins could do without. RIP
  • CaptainNoPants, on 11/27/2007, -3/+142Apparently someone broke into his house last week and left a knife on his bed. This sounds more like a personal attack than a random burglary.
    • sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -7/+27He responded to the burglary with a machete? I'd of had a gun at least. Or at least dogs that barked bees.
      • capainter, on 11/27/2007, -1/+31I don't believe he was allowed to have guns in his house after he pistol whipped one of the dudes that jacked his ATVs a few years back.
        • demonsnake69, on 11/27/2007, -12/+3Why is this illegal?
          • ronjohn, on 11/27/2007, -15/+9Cause he's on probation you stupid white suburban dummy
        • dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -6/+13No *****. Do you need a better case for the second amendment than this? There should be no law that says you can't have a gun in your home, regardless of past offenses. I understand laws that say you can't carry a gun on your person outside of your home if you are a violent offender, but it's a pretty primal desire to feel secure in your home. Criminals and people who want to do harm to someone will always find guns.
        • StevenJV, on 11/27/2007, -2/+1You sir, are an idiot.
        • mal1964, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1Because he broke the law: http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/bill_begin.html
      • relentless1914, on 11/27/2007, -18/+3Dugg for the Simpson's reference!
      • OverkillTASF, on 11/27/2007, -2/+26He forfeited his right to own a firearm through some of his previous violent actions. Felony convictions will do that.
    • mal1964, on 11/27/2007, -0/+1It was a kitchen knife which are common for opening latches on windows for entry. it was probably set there when they were checking under the mattress also very common.
  • Panda22, on 11/27/2007, -40/+1video report here: http://hotnewsoftheweb.com/video.php?vid=Sean_Tayl ...
  • bigthree, on 12/03/2007, -5/+122just sad - 24 years old with a baby girl...whole life in front of him...hopefully they catch the person that did it.
  • Notyavgkat, on 11/27/2007, -8/+59I hope they catch the low life that did this *****!!!!
  • alpine75, on 11/27/2007, -3/+42R.I.P.
    • urbannomad23, on 11/27/2007, -1/+4I;ve never felt this deeply for an NFL player before. Probably because he is a few years older...just so sad to see him go . RIP.
  • airiox, on 11/27/2007, -3/+52Wow, it was just last night that they were talking optimistically. This is horrible. Hopefully they get the criminals who shot him.
    • r00tus3r, on 11/27/2007, -2/+10I was thinking the same thing. This really comes as a surprise. He even squeezed the doctor's hand. Man, criminals suck. What a ***** thing to do to someone.
  • JJVH, on 11/27/2007, -4/+65Goodbye Sean. I don't know if I should stop wearing your jersey or wear it always, but you were one of my favorite players. Hail to you, Redskin.
    • thejokell, on 11/27/2007, -1/+12I'm wearing mine today in tribute. What a great player and a horrible tragedy.
  • commiecat, on 11/27/2007, -1/+31Absolutely tragic. He was one of my favorite players at UM. Last year Bryan Pata was murdered, earlier this year Kevin Everett was paralyzed and now another murder. I believe what all his teammates and coaches were saying about him finally growing up and getting his life straightened out after the birth of his daughter.

    Rest in peace.
    • spickly, on 11/27/2007, -0/+6And don't forget Darrent Williams of the Broncos, killed in a drive-by earlier this year
    • cgjamj, on 11/27/2007, -0/+3Although Kevin Everett is now walking, thankfully. They reported during the beginning of the Bills/Patriots game a week or so ago that he was walking and pushing a grocery cart around while shopping. Pretty miraculous.
  • greendalek, on 11/27/2007, -5/+28Wow. There are simply no words. Blessings upon his family, his girlfriend, his daughter, and all his teammates.
  • chrisinsocalif, on 11/27/2007, -45/+13Why couldn't this guy shoot Michael Vick instead?
    • sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -22/+5Probably because Michael Vick wasn't in the bedroom at the time.
    • gcnaddict, on 11/27/2007, -0/+14That was uncalled for. Would you be happy if someone wished for your death?
      • ronjohn, on 12/03/2007, -0/+1I didn't wish for anyones death. No I would not be happy.
    • ronjohn, on 11/27/2007, -4/+6Mike Vick has attack dogs
    • strazz, on 11/27/2007, -2/+12What the ***** is wrong with you, Michael Vick killed DOGS.... not people....
  • Democritus2, on 11/27/2007, -3/+33Dude was a warrior on the field, and apparently he used that fire off the field in the last two years of his life to become "a good man" . People knew of him by his infamous deeds- Spitting in the face of an opponent, think he stepped on a dude once, constant lashings about peoples mothers on the field :)
    That was immaturity, and he had dropped it and focused on becoming the best safety in the NFL. Truly sucks from a football and people stand point
  • underthewether, on 11/27/2007, -134/+22Another felon NFL player gets shot ... shocking.
    • jonthefisherman, on 11/27/2007, -7/+24Dick
      • underthewether, on 11/27/2007, -18/+7Am I lying? His wikipedia has a whole section entitled "legal trouble".
        • sgtbutterscotch, on 11/27/2007, -2/+6That's doesn't back up your point that many other "felon NFL player"s get shot.
        • manoftheisland, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3ok dick head lets do that... now lets update it with the fact that he got probation for beating the crap out of a guy that was stealing stuff from him. so you wouldnt do the same thing? and even if he was a felon does that mean he should be shot infront of his baby's mother? at home? in cold blood?
          • underthewether, on 11/30/2007, -1/+1First of all, I wouldn't beat someone up for stealing; I would call the police. Second, I'm not saying he should have been shot, I am saying that it shouldn't be surprising given how many other professional athletes with histories of illegal behavior have been involved in shootings, stabbings, etc.
      • ronjohn, on 11/27/2007, -3/+6You an *****. I pray nothing bad happens to you today. Karma is a mfer.
      • moush, on 11/27/2007, -1/+1just the fact that hundreds of nfl players are felons and felons tend to get shot
    • sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -7/+31My prediction is -268 diggs for you.
    • Midvicious, on 11/27/2007, -7/+12Don't be surprised, underthewether would skip with laughter if his own parents died. That's just the kind of person he is.
    • SillyDigger, on 11/27/2007, -10/+2How dare he say such a thing about my football lord and savior? Mr. Taylor was a good man... NO... a gooder man with goodness and more fun goodness... his goodness was good... amen.

      I pray for underthewether's wretched sole.
    • card51short, on 11/27/2007, -3/+5which other felon NFL players were shot?
      Do you feel if they were shot that they deserve it for being felons?
      Do you believe all felons should be executed?
    • Worldchrisis, on 11/27/2007, -1/+3*****.
    • gapingass, on 11/28/2007, -2/+1I see you are going for my record.
  • imbetterthanu, on 11/27/2007, -6/+14Truly sucks. One of my favorite players on my favorite football team. He'll be missed on and off the field.

    Hail to the Redskins!
  • wd52, on 11/27/2007, -72/+7.

    Guns. What a great Christmas idea for the Whole Family !

    Johnny and Susie can play and play !

    JUST EVERYONE has one! Just like the arms merchants want: More guns means MORE SALES ! Hurray !


    " A Well-Regulated Militia, ... "

    • sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -4/+37Did that make sense in your head?
    • tyzent, on 11/27/2007, -1/+4he gave up his rights to have a gun, so he had to wield a machete to defend his family. it could have turned out completely differently if he had a firearm.
    • manoftheisland, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2if he had a gun he might still be alive... and guess what stupid, that gun he was shot with; i will bet 1,000 to 1 that it was illegally obtained. so guess what.. if you banned all guns sean still would have been shot.
  • badbilly, on 11/27/2007, -11/+16Sad.
    This actually is a rising trend due to get worse.
    Black athletes and other stars are being preyed on due to the "snitches get stitches" syndrome.

    There are thugs and thieves out there who have finally figured out that these crimes can be perpetrated without any fear of being caught or held accountable.

    Easy Pickings.
    • Ebulating, on 11/27/2007, -9/+14Blacks are there own worst enemy thanks to hip-hop culture that equates any kind of mainstream success to selling out or acting white.
      • chucali, on 11/27/2007, -3/+2This isn't even a racial situation, Don't make it into one.
        • Ebulating, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1Your right, its not a racial situation, its a cultural one. Culture matters, and the utterly rancid one common with Urban blacks is whats keeping them down, not the 'man'. I have a brilliant professor from the Ivory Coast who has an absolutely astonishing disdain for black americans because he can see how the culture is so toxic compared to the one that led him to get a Ph.D in geophysics.
  • DarkNemesis618, on 11/27/2007, -4/+35I'm a die hard Eagles fan, but even I have to root for the Redskins now. No player deserves this, and no team should have to deal with this kind of loss. RIP
    • Maciula, on 11/27/2007, -9/+0Well, I know at least one player who deserve this: his name is Michael Vick
      • DarkNemesis618, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1Vick doesn't deserve to die. Rot in jail, yes, but die...no
  • Bokista, on 11/27/2007, -6/+1821
  • zioxide, on 11/27/2007, -1/+13wow.. this year has been awful for the nfl.. darrent williams, damien nash, marquise hill, and now sean taylor. :(
  • Sevzi, on 11/27/2007, -57/+5He's not "with Christ". What's the fairy tales in times of crisis?
    • 3tcp, on 11/27/2007, -5/+9troll
    • def1234, on 11/27/2007, -0/+4jesus christ. can people like you not accept that other people have different beliefs? grow the ***** up.
    • manoftheisland, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3grow up
  • ShuTian, on 03/13/2008, -2/+19THIS SUCKS! He was only 24 and now his young daughter is fatherless. So sad. RIP Sean Taylor.
    • SillyDigger, on 11/27/2007, -14/+4So nothing changed for his daughter :)
  • 3tcp, on 11/27/2007, -1/+21That really sucks. It seems like he was targeted. If they knew who lived there and just wanted to rob him they would have done it he had a game or something. If he lives in Miami and plays for Washington he couldn't have spent more than a few nights a week at home during the season.

    Anyway, I hope they find the lowlife who did it.
  • atbnet, on 11/27/2007, -1/+5Last night they were saying he was awake and responding so I was hoping he had seen the worst of it. Sad to see such a young and talented person die.
  • gkiltz, on 11/27/2007, -15/+2Certainly passes the duck test for a mob hit. There have been mob hits on former NFL players before, but never on an Active-roster NFL player. That would certainly lead to the NFL's own investigation. It may be an opening to bring the FBI into it, especially given the way the Redskins have played below their talent level the last several years!
  • smackafiyah, on 11/27/2007, -2/+6R.I.P ST

    I was watching espn yesterday concerning this, and late last night they were talking about him waking out of coma and everything, so I go to bed thinking he'll be just fine, only to see "Sean Taylor has died" on the cnn frontpage. Who would've thought a shot in the leg could be fatal? I hope they get the bastard that did it.
    • akatherder, on 11/27/2007, -0/+3Yeah, it's still probably safest to aim below the waist if you are trying to stop someone by shooting them. But if you hit the femoral artery, there's going to be a lot of blood loss.
    • livejamie, on 11/27/2007, -0/+2Yeah your legs have an incredible amount of blood running through them. :(
  • SideShowMel0329, on 11/27/2007, -2/+3Wow, just read this and was surprised. R.I.P.
  • Mattman9876, on 11/27/2007, -1/+4This is wicked sad he was so young and was an excellent talent RIP
  • hokeywebb22, on 11/27/2007, -1/+10It was so great to finally see a player who had problems finally turn and straighten out and then something like this has to happen. After hearing the early reports I had a good feeling that he would be okay and now the rest of the day will be a little sadder.
    R.I.P
  • shi11, on 11/27/2007, -4/+4rip. was it revenge?
    • ronaldinho, on 11/27/2007, -0/+4Looks like it. For whatever cause, it seems this man turned his life around, but his past seemed to have caught up with him. Sad, he deserved much better. RIP
  • Veretax, on 11/27/2007, -1/+4This is a tragedy beyond words. as a Redskin fan I will miss #21!
  • rykerbeck, on 11/27/2007, -1/+3This is incredibly tragic. My heart goes out to all those involved. RIP.
  • reed311, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7It sounds like maybe someone was trying to scare him. I mean, they already left a knife on his bed and then he was shot in the leg of all places. If you are trying to kill someone you usually don't shoot them in the leg, unless of course you missed.
    • NeMoD, on 11/27/2007, -1/+2or if you're caught they can't try you for "attempted murder"
    • SydBarrett420, on 11/27/2007, -1/+3$20 says the guy missed. You read reports all the times of trained cops shooting off entire clips and maybe landing one to two shots. It's hard to hit a moving target in the dark in the heat of the moment.
      • zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -1/+1and certain guns dont shoot well at all. I had shot bb guns for years and was great at it, and then a friend let me shot an average size gun and I couldnt hit a soda can from 20 feet away even with several shots.
  • saintjason, on 11/27/2007, -1/+4Sad news :( I hate to see that happen.
  • ronjohn, on 11/27/2007, -17/+3Man so sad right before and after the holidays this ***** sucks. ***** haters. I wish he caught the dude in his house and machetted his ass. I wonder if his baby momma set that ***** up.
    • stellarceltic, on 11/27/2007, -0/+0Shame it couldn't have been you instead...
      • ronjohn, on 12/03/2007, -0/+1Because I was to busy with your mom that night.
  • dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -23/+42I just gotta throw this out there.

    I've always had a problem when people make vicarious connections after someone dies. "That sucks! My favorite team, my favorite player" yadda yadda. It always seemed to me that people wanted to make the moment about themselves. Like they were missing out on some grief, pity or something else. I do truly feel bad for the real friends and family who aren't crying aligator tears, but I've always had a certain contempt for people who didn't really know a person and all of a sudden, it's like someone killed their best friend. Maybe that's just me, but I think it also takes something away from the people who really lost something. It's like their genuine grief is overshadowed by a bunch of sensationalist grievers. When someone close to me dies, I don't want a bunch of ***** people coming up to me pretending to know that person and exchanging fake sincerity for unloading the guilt they feel for being alive, or whatever it really is that motivates people to do this *****.

    Grieving, IMHO is a very personal and private thing. The ones who are really grieving probably don't want to talk about it that much.
    • cybortrip, on 11/27/2007, -19/+12you sir, are an ABSOLUTE jack ass. you speak as if you know through experience, what it means to go through this sort of tragedy...and by your dumb comment, i can pretty much rule that out as a possibility. i'm a redskins fan and live in the dc area. i have lots of friends who are redskins fans as well. pretty much all of them feel as if they've lost someone close to them. not one of them is doing this to "take something away from the people who really lost something" and i would hardly call them "sensationalist grievers". find me someone who is PRETENDING to know Taylor.
      this is a HUGE loss to the Redskins and the DC area as a whole. if i'm not mistaken, the Redskins franchise is the most lucrative in all of the NFL and that's mainly due to the huge number of loyal fans. fans were at Redskins Park praying for him last night and they are there again now in mourning. don't be a ***** douche bag and take away from the fans and compassionate human beings out there who would like to deal with this tragedy in their own way, be it by visiting Redskins Park today or by discussing their feelings and emotions online.
      • dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -2/+13I didn't say fans felt no real pain, but that doesn't change the "me too" tendencies people have in public forums when someone dies. For instance, I think a lot of people did feel a genuine shock and grief when Steve Erwin died, and it showed because his death nearly killed the internet as people retraced memories on youtube and read about it. That is real grieving, that is people remembering more and talking about it less. My point is that people who approach grief with the same "me too" attitude as the people who support the troops by putting yellow ribbons on their cars, are only slightly less apathetic and selfish. My point is that grief is personal and it comes off disingenuous, especially when people aren't even sharing any real feelings or memories. A bunch of "RIPs" and "Damn! That's just sad!" are representative of people going through the motions.

        I've only lost a handful of friends and family members in my life so far, but the last thing I wanted to do was talk about it with people who just want to "talk about it" rather than truly empathize with the loss.
        • TwoKill, on 11/27/2007, -5/+2You'e an ass hole. Clearly you don't follow any sports because you have no idea how true die hard fans feel. I'm from D.C. and believe me we are truly grieving, there is just no way for you to call most of the people fakers because you lost someone or you think our reactions aren't genuine. Like cybertrip said just go to Redskin park if you want to see how people feel about it. I don't see how you possibly make a distinction between real grieving and fake grieving based on comments on the internet. If someone just puts RIP they aren't saying much which fits the bill for how people are really feeling anyway. I don't find people saying, "Man that sucks," even pretending to grieve just observing the situation. Don't put down how people react on forums because you have no idea how they are really feeling, not everyone is just a douche bag online trying to get their 2 cents in. Like all generalizations you just end up sounding like an ass hat in the end.
        • SydBarrett420, on 11/27/2007, -1/+3Good call Daf, I wonder how many people would care if this guy weren't a football player?
        • samelevel, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1Thanks, dafragsta. I didn't necessarily think you meant anything wrong by what you said because I can recall numerous times that I've seen what you're describing. I apologize on behalf of TwoKill as well. He's obviously a die-hard Redskins fan, just like myself, and Redskin fans tend to be agitated easily.
          It's been almost 17 years since we won the Super Bowl last!
      • zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -1/+2Youre an idiot for starting an insult, with You sir.
    • samelevel, on 11/27/2007, -2/+26I completely understand, but you have to look at it a little differently. Sean Taylor was arguably one of the best free safeties in the NFL and one of the most entertaining to watch. Fans pay hundreds of dollars just for a jersey bearing his name. Professional athletes have a daily impact on the lives of their fans. Period.

      Of course his family is grieving more than I am, but *****, I can still be sad, right?
      • SydBarrett420, on 11/27/2007, -6/+5LOL, silly fans, 21st century sports is about big business at the expense of the fans. You paid hundreds of dollars for a piece of cloth bearing the name of a convicted felon who spits in peoples faces and stomps on their chests? Perhaps YOU are the one who should re-evaluate your priorities.
        • jf317820, on 11/27/2007, -2/+3Taylor didn't stomp on anyone's chest
    • angelp, on 11/27/2007, -1/+5I hold a certain contempt against people who feel the need to overanalyze others who are only expressing a human emotion for a person they are familiar with. People saying RIP is not really them grieving nor is it sensationalist.
      • zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -2/+2I think saying RIP is pretty lame..
    • LastVisibleDog, on 11/27/2007, -6/+5With no due respects - you are an idiot who is trying to make this thread all about YOU and your wacked personal opinion. One does not have to have a personal relationship with someone to appreciate and miss their contributions to life. The nation grieved when President Kennedy was killed yet most people did not know the man personally. The world grieved when John Lennon was killed yet most never knew the man personally. Grieving is part of what makes us human (animals don't spend much time grieving) - it is a higher level of thinking/feeling (and that may be the reason you just don't get it). I live in the Washington DC area and have been a Redskin fan since the 1960's (when I was a wee lad). I shared in the joy when the Redskins won all those Superbowls - yet I do not personally know anybody in the Redskins organization (although my mother-in-law struck up a conversation with Joe Gibbs while we were waiting for a table in a restaurant and I literally ran into Sonny Jorgenson while going into the mens room at that same restaurant (different time) and I had a chat with Doug Williams while going to our cars at National Airport)....and I will feel grief about the murder of Sean Taylor, whom i did not know personally but was very familiar with his work (just like John Lennon). Appreciation for a man's life and works is the greatest gift anyone can give the family of the newly dead - we share in the Taylor family's grief - maybe not to the same extent as close friends and family - but it is grief nonetheless. You couldn't be more wrong.
  • Chahrlie5, on 11/27/2007, -18/+8This is what happens when sports > education
    • card51short, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7if only sean taylor knew the geometric equation of a parallegram divided by the square root of the total sum of square feet in Thomas Jefferson's log cabin he would still be alive right now...
      • Chahrlie5, on 11/27/2007, -7/+4Probably, since it would have required some level of mental cognizance which would have also come with the ability to not associate yourself with murderous criminals.
  • mrogi, on 11/27/2007, -2/+7This was more than just a random burglary. Sean Taylor was the specific target. The fact that a previous burglar left a knife as a message suggests that the Taylor homicide was personal.
    • SydBarrett420, on 11/27/2007, -1/+2Rolls around with pigs, come up smelling like *****.
    • zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -0/+2If I had a breakin, and a knife of my bed, I would have moved. As sad as it is, but the above article shows what the results can be. Or If I had his kind of money, I would of hired a good security guard for a while. Lets see.. $30x20 hours a day x 100 days is $60k. Which is less than what hes been fined for stupid things in the NFL. Probably just a drop in the bucket. Sucks.
  • Testiculese, on 11/27/2007, -16/+5Should have owned a gun or two.
    • SydBarrett420, on 11/27/2007, -1/+2Shouldn't have been convicted of a felony and been prohibited from owning a gun or two.
    • c0baltfish, on 11/27/2007, -2/+1Yeah because if you have a gun you're invincible and cannot bleed to death.
  • BillC0sby, on 11/27/2007, -7/+2i expect to see all these /cry coments for the kid that was dragged to death behind a pickup truck at EWU
  • jetblackz4, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7Tragedy and the NFL seem to be a common theme. This is a loss for everyone Sean was not perfect but he in no way should have been shot in cold blood. To me this is an obvious premeditated murder. There was nothing taken and he was shot at multiple times in bed. I have a strong suspicion the police are not telling us all the details and with an open investigation rightfully so. I hope they catch this pice of ***** and lock him up and throw away the key.
    RIP my friend
  • uscFTW, on 11/27/2007, -1/+5Man, this hurts.
  • JointheArmy, on 11/27/2007, -1/+5You would think a burglar would have the intelligence to rob a professional football player on a Sunday. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and say maybe this was set up.
    • card51short, on 11/27/2007, -0/+4then you have to ask yourself why he would shoot him in the leg and leave him. If he wanted to kill him he should of made sure.
      Lets wait until the details emerge...
      • zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -0/+6If you wanted to rob someone, why would you run and breakdown the bedroom door in that style. And lets see, if I wanted to HURT and destroy the life (but not kill) of a guy that RUNS and pushes with his legs for a living, shooting in the leg makes sense. They may not have thought he would die from it..
    • jknevitt, on 11/27/2007, -0/+2Taylor was off on injury. If he wasn't injured he wouldn't have been home.
    • obxjdt, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1His knee was blown out playing against New England 2 weeks ago.
  • vincenzo7, on 11/27/2007, -8/+4not trying to be assy but did this dude not have like adt or brinks with all his money?
  • Idura, on 11/27/2007, -22/+7another gangster bites the dust imo
    • LastVisibleDog, on 11/27/2007, -1/+5another digg-idiot makes a stupid comment....imo
  • markgl, on 11/27/2007, -9/+3if you wanna live like a gangster, you'll die like one too.
  • dickeywayne, on 11/27/2007, -4/+2Very sad. My condolences to his family and friends.

    All seriousness aside, I only like to see the Redskins get murdered *on* the field, not off of it! ;-)
  • MST3000, on 11/27/2007, -12/+2Is it tragic that he died, maybe.
    Is it tragic that he was shot. I doubt it. Do you really believe that he lived a life style in which he did nothing to deserve this.
    The only victim here is his infant daughter. I only hope she will be well cared for and will grow up to be a better person then her parents.
  • nicholsonb, on 11/27/2007, -6/+0This is going to end up being an 'entourage' kind of thing.
    • LastVisibleDog, on 11/27/2007, -1/+1Do you think HBO had something to do with it....
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