Sean Taylor Washington Redskins Cards
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Sean Taylor (April 1, 1983 - November 27, 2007) was an free safety who played for the Washington Redskins.
Taylor was drafted in the first round (5th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins.
He played college football at the University of Miami, where he helped lead the Hurricanes to a national championship
in 2001.
Among his many football accomplishments, Taylor was widely considered one of the hardest hitting defensive secondary
players in the NFL.
Taylor was murdered on November 27, 2007, at the age of 24, dying from critical injuries from gunshots by intruders
at his Miami area home on November 26, 2007. His death led to an outpouring of national support and sympathy,
especially in the Washington D.C. area where Taylor was a fan favorite as a Redskin and the Miami area where
Taylor had been a standout high school and college football player. In honor of Taylor,
for the first play of the first game after he died, the Redskins defense came out with only ten players instead of
the usual 11.
