Sean Taylor Tribute with New Pictures, Stories & Video

Gentleman, this is not meant with any disrespect to Sean Taylor. He came a long way in a very short time and was undoubtably headed for greatness. Tragically his life was cute short in a senseless and in many ways meaningless murder. It was not meaningless though as Sean was being a man and protecting his famly … that was the most important play of his life and he took it to the house.

However, as much as I admire the journey he made from awkward and somewhat troubled rookie to a budding superstar he was simply not the greatest safety to ever where the uniform of the Washington Redskins. There are two men who came long before I suspect many of you were even born. They just happen to be two of the best safeties to ever play the game one of them is considered by some to be the best player ever.

Both of these great players are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and both were named to the Redskins 75th Anniversary Team.

Ken Houston – The Skins traded 5 players to Houston to obtain Ken. He made the Pro Bowl/All Star Game 12 straight seasons. Houston was named the Strong Safety on the NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team. He was also named as the Strong Safety on the Majority of the All Time NFL All Star Teams marking the 20th Century.

The other is legendary Sammy Baugh. He played when players played offense and defense. He was the QB who is credited with introducing the forward pass to pro football. He was an outstanding punter as well. What many don’t realize is he was the best safety of his era as well. 31 career interceptions. If you search on Google for all time greatest NFL players Baugh will be on every list and on may he is top 10.

I know some of you will be angry and feel I’m disrespecting Sean Taylor, that is not true. What I am trying to share with you is Sean Taylor had two greats who played his position for the Skins before him. Had he lived and played 10-12 years for the Redskins there is a reasonable chance his career accomplishments would compare favorably with Ken Houston and Sammy Baugh at the Safety position.

The tragedy in Sean’s death was that we never got to see the player he would become and even more the man he was rapidly growing into. All the football accolades in the world are great, but nothing is more important then being a loving and caring father … Sean gave the ultimate gift of love when he stepped up to protect his family.

RIP Mr. Sean Taylor and please know we mourn your loss as a father, a man, and with respect the football player you were destined to be.

From the Washington Post in 2006:
Taylor, who played college football at the University of Miami, has been in disciplinary trouble since Washington made him the No. 5 overall pick in the 2004 draft. He was fined $25,000 for skipping a mandatory rookie symposium that summer. In his rookie season, he accrued $17,500 in fines for unnecessary roughness penalties on consecutive weekends and was accused of spitting by Cincinnati wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The league found insufficient evidence to punish him for that.
He also has been fined several times for violating the league’s uniform standards, most recently this season when he was fined $5,000 for wearing striped socks in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Taylor was also arrested on drunken driving charges as a rookie. He faces a Jan. 17 trial date on felony weapons charges for allegedly pulling a gun on individuals he believed stole two all-terrain vehicles from him in Miami.

We gave that game away.

Jim Zorn wouldn’t have happened