Sean Taylor

I really hope this won't be closed...

I have felt a loss in my life. Sad thing is I didn't even know Sean but I have an undying love for football and the Washington Redskins.

When I heard the news that he was shot, I immediately worried about his status as a Redskin and that he would be lossed for the year. Even though the skins' seem to be on there way out I was still concerned the season would be a severe losing one.

My perspective changed when the next morning, he was pronounced dead. My immediate reaction changed. I knew he had a young child and like any of us, a family. I gave a shit less about football, which surprised me the most.

A great person who changed his life, a great safety with so much potential was dead. A person who changed his life, who made his life better.

I'll never forget the 1st round pick from Florida. He would have made Ronnie Lott look like an amateur if he had a chance to full fill his destiny. Especially to me, as a safety of the Washington Redskin. Shit, as an NFL player.

If the 3 men that have been detained for the murder are found guilty. I hope they get the death penalty. I feel cheated....

And I'm only just a fan.

If you feel something for it/him, great. If you don't, then that's ok also. I didn't know him personally, thus I feel no sense of loss.

Now, that doesn't mean that what I think happened is trivial. Loss of life is precious by any account, but when it is ripped from you unfairly, that is very wrong. That's where my emotions come in.

He was a great player but he's just a guy.

I feel bad for the family losing an brother, son, boyfriend and dad, but he's just another guy who lost his life.

It happens everyday, Sean Taylor is no different.

Originally posted by Secretus

I'll never forget the 1st round pick from Florida. He would have made Ronnie Lott look like an amateur if he had a chance to full fill his destiny. Especially to me, as a safety of the Washington Redskin. Shit, as an NFL player.

If the 3 men that have been detained for the murder are found guilty. I hope they get the death penalty. I feel cheated....

And I'm only just a fan.

He was a man who died and happened to be a football player. I get that it is your team but why the hell are you so upset?

None of this sentimental crap is cool. And these kids they arrested are not adding up either: four young black men "from the hood" can break into a rich guy's house? Even a simple ADT system would have sufficed normally and I'm certain Taylor had better than that.

It's all fishy and will remain that way. This is so lame. They just want to protect his name...