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R.I.P Sean Taylor
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| Aristronica |
DA UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
...RIP :( |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| Holy crap, I'd heard he got shot yesterday but didn't realize it was that critical. He was a hell of a football player too, and just reaching his prime. Real shame. |
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| spc |
| That's terrible... he was a great player to watch on the field :( rip |
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| Aristronica |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Holy crap, I'd heard he got shot yesterday but didn't realize it was that critical. He was a hell of a football player too, and just reaching his prime. Real shame. |
shot in the balls i hear. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | "It's hard to expect a man to grow up overnight," said teammate and close friend Clinton Portis, who played with Taylor at Miami. "But ever since he had his child, it was like a new Sean, and everybody around here knew it. He was always smiling, always happy, always talking about his child."
On the field, Taylor's play was often erratic. Assistant coach Gregg Williams frequently called Taylor the best athlete he'd ever coached, but nearly every big play was mitigated by a blown assignment. Taylor led the NFL in missed tackles in 2006 yet made the Pro Bowl because of his reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the league.
This year, however, Taylor was allowed to play a true free safety position, using his speed and power to chase down passes and crush would-be receivers. His five interceptions tie for the league lead in the NFC, even though he missed the last two games because of a sprained knee.
"I just take this job very seriously," Taylor said in a rare group interview during training camp. "It's almost like, you play a kid's game for a king's ransom. And if you don't take it serious enough, eventually one day you're going to say, 'Oh, I could have done this, I could have done that.'
"So I just say, 'I'm healthy right now, I'm going into my fourth year, and why not do the best that I can?' And that's whatever it is, whether it's eating right or training myself right, whether it's studying harder, whatever I can do to better myself."
His hard work was well-noted.
"He loved football. He felt like that's what he was made to do," Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. "And I think what I've noticed over the last year and a half ... is he matured. I think his baby had a huge impact on him. There was a real growing up in his life." |
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| getfoul |
| Sad to hear he passed away but it's not like he didn't live a life that had that coming. Drunk driving... aggravated assault... plus others. Shot to the groin is usually a sign that the assault was personal not just a random robbery/shooting. Piss people off and you can expect something coming right back at ya. |
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| spc |
| quote: | | Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection |
A machete in the bedroom? :wtf: |
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| Candeeman |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aristronica
shot in the balls i hear. |
yea, groin area |
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| Aristronica |
| quote: | Originally posted by Candeeman
yea, groin area |
why do i get the feeling the girlfriend is somehow involved. |
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| chach |
| This just one of those cases where you can never really take the '"hood" out of someone. Like don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I've followed Seans football career since highschool. He attended a private south florida school, even then he was known to be rolling around with some sketchy ass characters. And rolling around in a Caddy on 22's as a senior :rolleyes: there is always jealousy, same case with Baratka Atkins (UM player shot a year ago) people are going to hate and try to take and hurt what they have earned. |
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