Sean Taylor NFL Debut Ticket Stub & Pass Washington Redskins 9/12/2004 Miami.

Sean Michael Maurice Taylor (April 1, 1983 – November 27, 2007) was an American football safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected fifth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins,[3] where he played four seasons until his murder in 2007.

Sean Taylor

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Taylor with the Redskins in 2005

No. 36, 21

Position:

Safety

Personal information

Born:

April 1, 1983

Florida City, Florida

Died:

November 27, 2007 (aged 24)

Miami, Florida[1]

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

212 lb (96 kg)

Career information

High school:

Gulliver Prep

(Pinecrest, Florida)

College:

Miami (FL) (2001–2003)

NFL Draft:

2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5

Career history

Washington Redskins (2004–2007)

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Pro (2007)

2× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007)[2]

Washington Commanders 90 Greatest

Washington Commanders Ring of Fame

Washington Commanders No. 21 retired

PFWA All-Rookie Team (2004)

BCS national champion (2001)

Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2003)

Unanimous All-American (2003)

First-team All-Big East (2003)

Second-team All-Big East (2002)

Jack Tatum Trophy (2003)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:

299

Interceptions:

12

Forced fumbles:

9

Quarterback sacks:

2.0

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

As a high school player, Taylor led Gulliver Prep to a Florida state championship and set the state record for single-season touchdowns. Taylor played college football at Miami, where he was a member of the 2001 BCS National Championship team and won the Jack Tatum Trophy. With the Redskins, he gained a reputation as a hard-hitting player and was nicknamed "Meast" from the expression "half man, half beast."[4][5] He made one Pro Bowl appearance in 2006.

During the 2007 season, Taylor was shot by intruders at his Miami area home and died the next day on November 27.[6] His death led to an outpouring of national support and sympathy, especially in the Washington, D.C. and Miami areas.[7] Posthumously, he earned a second Pro Bowl selection and second-team All-Pro honors. Taylor was inducted to Washington's Ring of Fame in 2008.