Sean Taylor Week: Sean the Redskin

Coming to the into the league as the 5th overall pick to the Washington Redskins, Sean Taylor was poised to be one of the greats. Standing 6'3" and 230 lbs. with 4.4 40 speed, strength and great instincts you knew Taylor was going to be special, and that he was in his rookie year. Taylor posted 76 tackles, 4 picks, 1 sack, 9 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles in his rookie campaign. As a rookie he earned the nickname "Meast" for being half man/half beast because of his ferocious hits on opponents.



Taylor added to his stellar rookie campaign, finishing with 70 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble returned for a touchdown. In this year he became recognized as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL. Taylor helped the Redskins win a playoff win by intercepting a pass and taking it back to the house for the game winning touchdown.

In 2006, It was Taylor's most inconsistent year, but he still made the Pro Bowl which shows you what kind of ball player he was. He finished 2006 with 111 tackles, 1 interception, 6 passes defensed and 3 forced fumbles.



In 2007, which is sadly his last year he had his best year. He only played in 9 games and posted 42 tackles, 9 passes defensed, and 5 interceptions (which could have been 8, but Sean had a bad game against the Giants where he intercepted 2 Eli Manning passes but dropped 3 others). Taylor was posthumously named to the Pro Bowl in his last season was a Redskin.

I really miss watching him play. I was a huge fan. It is such a joy to watch a great safety play the game. The fun that people experience when they watch the Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Roy Williams, Bob Sanders, and Ed Reed, is equivalent if not greater watching Sean. He by far had the most physical gifts of the afore mentioned safety's. He had the size of Roy, range of Troy, instincts of Dawkins, ball skills of Ed, and ferciousness of Bob. People said he would be the next Eric Turner and I know he surpassed their expectiations. He will be sorely missed.

I sent an email out to Commissioner Roger Goodell to allow the NFL players to wear their socks and shoes any way the choose just like Sean used to do. I know it would be a great tribute to Sean Taylor and all the players would enjoy it also. If you want to help out contact Goodell to persuade him at Roger.Goodell2@nfl.net, Telephone #: 1-212-450-2000 or (212) 450-2027.

Peace, Love, Sean Taylor,


Richard Boadu