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This, from The Onion sports page:

Report: NFL Had Previously Warned Sean Taylor About Spending Quiet Evenings Alone At Home

MIAMI--Immediately after Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died from gunshot wounds sustained when an unknown intruder broke into his Florida mansion and assaulted Taylor, NFL officials announced that they had warned the Pro Bowler against indulging in such risky behavior as sleeping quietly in his own home. "We communicated to Mr. Taylor several times that his lifestyle, including his insistence on living in a high-crime city and associating with such known troublemakers as NFL players, was potentially dangerous," a statement from the league's legal department read in part. "Although we are greatly saddened by Mr. Taylor's death, we feel we have lived up to our responsibilities in this matter." Following the announcement of Taylor's death, spokesmen for the league reached out to all NFL players and warned them of the risks of doing absolutely anything whatsoever.

Well, too soon?

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I love the Onion.
I think they're making fun of the NFL here, and when I saw the article, I thought it was very funny. The Onion makes fun of things that are ridiculous, and it was ridiculous how people were blaming insinuating that Sean Taylor might have brought this on himself with his alleged prior checkered history. The Onion article points out the absurdity of blaming a guy murdered in his own house, asleep, for anything.

I liked it. Not to soon, in my opinion, and I've got a pretty low threshhold for what I think is inappropriate as relates to Taylor's death.

by Skin Patrol on Dec 1, 2007 11:56 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah
"NFL officials announced that they had warned the Pro Bowler against indulging in such risky behavior as sleeping quietly in his own home."

Taking a shot at the media, I just wouldn't be able to do it with humor, though.

by BlackOps on Dec 2, 2007 12:00 PM EST reply actions  

i love it
its funny and it pokes fun at the media's insistance that taylor is to blame

by josh @ Hogs Haven on Dec 4, 2007 10:45 PM EST reply actions  

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