He was strong, attractive, young, a new dad (to daughter 18 month old Jackie), changing his life and on top of his game. It seems like his life was left unfinished as it was selfishly taken away from him for reasons unknown. Until more sense can be made of this tragedy we wonder as we mourn the death of Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins. We bask in sad shades of darkness to the tune of "what else would he have accomplished??" if given more than the short 24 years he had to prove on this earth in the aftermath of this sudden tragedy.
The football safety passed in the hospital on Tuesday November 27th a day after he and his girlfriend Jackie Garcia's Miami Florida home was broken into. The couple heard loud noises, Taylor went for a Machete he keeps for protection, the bedroom door was broken down, and Sean (no one else) was shot at a couple of times. One of the shots proved to be fatal. The bullet damaged the femoral artery in Taylor's leg, causing significant blood loss. Despite Taylor squeezing the hand of a nurse on staff, making it seem like he was going to possibly be fine, he didn't make it through.
The shooter was bold and careless. This intruder and killer didn't take a thing. Strangely there was an earlier invasion of Sean's home 8 days prior. Draws were rummaged through but again nothing was taken. Yet there was a small token left on the bed; a kitchen knife. Maybe a premonition or a warning.
It seems that a football contract is hazardous to your health but not just while on the playing field. This year ESPN's Outside the Lines (I enjoy this show) hosted a show with a topic on eventual body damage done to football players due to years of physical blows to the body, particularly the brain area where loss of motor skills and depression are a sad outcome from the head trauma. But it seems in the past few years the NFL has been plagued with these sudden death, unexpected tragic killings of players who were good guys, not thugs, who were simply living their normal lives, trying to stop a fight or in the wrong place at the wrong time (Darrent Williams on New Years). It is very real and very rough. Our prayers go out to the Taylor family.
miesha
This is sad. I hate to see such a thing happen to someone who is really trying to do the right thing. I hope whoever did this to one the most promising figures in the NFL they will turn themselves in. I feel for Sean's parents and his daughter who will never see her father again.
ReplyDelete4 young men have been arrested i believe or are in custody regarding the murder of Sean. I hope justice is done...even though nothing can bring back his life. It's hard his daughter will never know her dad but it's great she still has a mother, grandparents and that she will be a piece of him that gets to live on.
ReplyDeletethat was one of the most tragic killing i ever witness in my time, i alomost shed a tear by watching some of his highlights on youtube, he was indeed having the best season of his short lived career. and despite his checkered past in his first 2 yrs in the league, he became a very low-key family man, by just being there for his daughter and his girlfriend. but it just breaks my heart 2 see another young up and comer from the "U" pass away. (Bryan Pata, was murdered last year and could've been at the nfl draft)and did you know that his girlfriend jackie is andy garcia niece
ReplyDeleteOMG! Sometimes it seems that life is too unfair. But somehow in all this we know that God is in control. I hope that Jackie and his daughter will do well. God of course will care for them. But yes Sean's death was totally sad and senseless. He seemed to be a good man and so young. I had NO clue that jackie had famous relatives. Thanks for your comment "Anonymous".
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