Per the Official Site:
Taylor earned the honor playing in nine games for the Redskins last year. He suffered a knee injury in Week 10, sidelining him for two games. Then, on Nov. 27, Taylor died in a tragic shooting at his home in Miami...
A fitting tribute to a great player. It's impressive that he managed to maintain the league's lead in interceptions with nearly two games less than many of his peers.
Through 11 weeks, Taylor was leading the NFL in interceptions with five and also had 46 tackles (34 solo), one forced fumble and eight passes defended.
The honor speaks for itself, much as Sean Taylor's play on the field did, and thus I don't have to.