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Sean Taylor in Critical Condition After Being Shot

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by Lil Pun, Nov 26, 2007.

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KingCheetah said:

"This was not the first incident," [Antrel] Rolle said. "They've been targeting him for three years now."

"He really didn't say too much," Rolle said, "but I know he lived his life pretty much scared every day of his life when he was down in Miami because those people were targeting him. At least, he's got peace now."

"They say it was a burglary. It absolutely was not a burglary," he said. "Down South, where we're from, there were many people talking to Sean, a lot of jealousy, a lot of angry people.

"Sean, he had a large group of friends, and he no longer hung out with those friends, so you never know where this came from."
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Cards' Rolle vows to honor childhood friend Taylor

Rolle and Taylor, whose fathers were policemen in Homestead, Fla., started playing football together when they were 6 years old. They went on to become University of Miami teammates and NFL first-round draft picks. Both wore No. 21, Rolle for the Cardinals, Taylor for the Washington Redskins.

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Damn, that's Gangsta

RIP Sean

#101 Summer Song Giver, Nov 29, 2007

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GuerillaBlack said:

The Redskins may play with just 10 players on defense for the opening defensive play. I hope the Bills QB will take a knee...or the whole team doing the same. Also, Clinton Portis, who was very close to Sean Taylor, may wear #21 for this game, or the rest of the season.
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Where did you hear/see this?

#102 Lil Pun, Nov 29, 2007
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Redskins fan posted it at another board.

#103 GuerillaBlack, Nov 29, 2007
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That would be awesome if they played with 10 men to open the game.

I played with the Redskins during an online match in Madden.

Forced a fumble on Ronnie Brown.

RIP.

#104 rezdawg, Nov 29, 2007
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GuerillaBlack said:

The Redskins may play with just 10 players on defense for the opening defensive play. I hope the Bills QB will take a knee...or the whole team doing the same. Also, Clinton Portis, who was very close to Sean Taylor, may wear #21 for this game, or the rest of the season.
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Why should the bills take a knee? Maybe run the ball, but not take a knee.

#105 Nice Rollin, Nov 29, 2007
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Nice Rollin said:

Why should the bills take a knee? Maybe run the ball, but not take a knee.
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No, play-action pass to Lee Evans deep....

...what, he's on my fantasy team.

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Why should the bills take a knee? Maybe run the ball, but not take a knee.
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Why run the ball, that could easily be a big TD run?

#107 GuerillaBlack, Nov 29, 2007

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While this would never happen, I'm sorry I would laugh if the Bills emptied the backfield and threw a bomb. Man would they get showered with boos. Probably start a fight too.

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I'm going to have to catch the Skins game some where in town.
Anybody know any decent places?

#109 rocketfan83, Nov 29, 2007
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Report: 3 Detained for Questioning in Taylor Shooting

Associated Press
Friday, November 30, 2007; 12:44 PM

MIAMI (AP) -- Police have detained at least three people in the Fort Myers area for questioning in the death of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor, a newspaper reported Friday.

The Miami Herald said on its Web site that investigators believe the suspects learned of Taylor's house through someone who unwittingly set up the burglary by bragging about his wealth.

The suspects include a teenager and two men in their 20s from the Fort Myers area, the paper reported.

But Miami-Dade County police Detective Carlos Maura told The Associated Press he was not aware of anyone in custody. He said only that detectives were in the Fort Myers area for a case, but declined to say which one.

Taylor was shot at his home in the Miami area early Monday during what police called a random burglary. He died a day later from his injuries.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR2007113001094_pf.html

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Suspects Detained for Questioning in Taylor Shooting

By Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, November 30, 2007; 2:05 PM
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MIAMI, Nov. 30 -- A relative of slain Redskins safety Sean Taylor said the family was told by Miami-Dade police Friday that investigation is now focused on three men being questioned in the Fort Myers area.

News of the break in the case was first reported by the Miami Herald on its Web site. The Herald said police were talking to the three men -- aged 17, 19 and 26 -- and police believe the men had heard someone brag about Taylor's wealth.

Taylor's relative, who asked not to be named, said family members were briefed by a detective in the case early Friday. He said police told them that the men being questioned were from Miami but had fled to Fort Myers. He said the family was not told the names of the men, only that one was a juvenile. But, he said, it was their understanding that the men do not have a personal connection to Taylor.

A police spokesman confirmed that officials have gone to Fort Myers as part of their investigation.

"Our investigators are in Fort Myers conducting an investigation," said Miami Dade police spokesperson Robert Williams. He said he had no information on who, if anyone, was being questioned.

Authorities have offered few details about the investigation since Taylor was shot after being awakened with his girlfriend and infant daughter by an intruder at his home here early Monday. Miami-Dade police said Wednesday they have no suspects in the investigation and appealed for assistance from the public in solving the crime.

But they also said at the time that they had "no reason" to believe the break-in was anything other than a botched burglary and that the evidence suggested Taylor was a random victim. They were also investigating whether the shooting was related to a Nov. 17 break-in at Taylor's house in which someone pried open a window, rifled through drawers and left a kitchen knife on a bed.

Even so, Taylor's childhood friend Antrel Rolle, now a cornerback with the Arizona Cardinals, and others have postulated that Taylor was targeted by someone who harbored a grudge.

"This was not the first incident," Rolle said. "They've been targeting him for three years now."

Two of Taylor's closest friends on the Redskins, Santana Moss and Clinton Portis, on Thursday gave credence to Rolle's comments because Taylor had known him since age 6.

"Antrel Rolle and Sean grew up pretty close together," Moss said. "If he knows something that we don't know, then all you can do is respect what he said. I don't know how true it is, but he might know something that we don't know."

Law enforcement observers said the Taylor case was one of the most buttoned-down investigations they had ever encountered in the city and the lack of information has failed to bring clarity to the probe. Until today, the police work has produced no suspects and no witness description.

There has also been much confusion over several details. Initial reports said the phone line to the house had been cut, forcing Taylor's girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, to call 911 on her cellphone. Miami-Dade police later said they found no evidence the line had been cut.

A cousin said Taylor had no security system at the home. Taylor's attorney, Richard Sharpstein, and others said he had a security system but it was disarmed on the night of the shooting. Taylor's father, the chief of police in nearby Florida City, said he simply didn't know. The police refused to comment, but the question of why a multimillionaire, high-profile athlete did not take greater security measures remained unanswered.

Taylor's friends and family said they believe the house, not Taylor, was the target of the attack for several reasons: Few people knew he had flown into town Saturday night, but many could have known about the safe in his bedroom after the earlier break-in.

They also said Taylor would never have allowed his girlfriend and their 18-month-old daughter to sleep in the house with him if he thought enemies were trying to hunt him down.

Moreover, Sharpstein said that the intruder or intruders made too much noise inside the house to have been trying to stalk Taylor. He said he based his comments on a conversation with Garcia, who along with Taylor and their daughter was the only one home at the time. "They made tons of noise out in the living room," Sharpstein said. "It's certainly not a hit."

"He definitely wasn't targeted," Hill said. "He was supposed to be with the Redskins. . . . Nobody knew he was home. His dad didn't even know he was home."

But even the explanations come with questions. Why would thieves return to a safe they had already gone through, as the Nov. 18 police report on the first break-in indicates? If Taylor was not concerned about his safety, why did he lower the hurricane shutters on his windows after the first break-in, as his attorney and a cousin have said?

Taylor had been excused from attending the Redskins' game in Tampa on Sunday because of a knee injury, and he elected to make a brief trip to Miami instead of remaining in the Washington region. Hill said Taylor picked up his girlfriend and their baby from her parents' house, where the two stay when Taylor is not in town, and spent Sunday with them.

Sharpstein said the intruder or intruders kicked in the bedroom door Monday morning and fired twice, striking Taylor -- who had grabbed a machete from under the bed -- in the femoral artery while Garcia cowered on the bed with their daughter.

Taylor's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at a 5,000-seat arena on the campus of Florida International University.It will be open to the public, and the entire Redskins organization and players from other NFL teams are expected to attend.
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If I am ever killed, I really hope they dont say I have been "slain" like I am some kind of monster, or dragon.

#112 bladeage, Nov 30, 2007
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If I am ever killed, I really hope they dont say I have been "slain" like I am some kind of monster, or dragon.
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why? "slay" means to kill violently. The person that gets killed isnt portrayed as a monster.

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rezdawg said:

why? "slay" means to kill violently. The person that gets killed isnt portrayed as a monster.
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you forget, this is an internet message board. most of the guys here play dungeons and dragons and warcraft and whatever else nerds play..........

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This made me smile:

The Dallas player flinched.

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Apparently a couple of the suspects have admitted to the crime...

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you forget, this is an internet message board. most of the guys here play dungeons and dragons and warcraft and whatever else nerds play..........
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lmao

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Police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien identified the men as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. O'Brien said the charges for each had not yet been determined, but "we are talking murder and burglary."

WOW, they're a bunch of punk ass kids.

looks like we can throw all that crap about him having enemies out of the window

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I HOPE THOSE PIECES OF GARBAGE ROT IN THE DEEPEST PIT OF HELL.

PIECES OF GARBAGE DAMMIT.

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Police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien identified the men as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. O'Brien said the charges for each had not yet been determined, but "we are talking murder and burglary."

WOW, they're a bunch of punk ass kids.

looks like we can throw all that crap about him having enemies out of the window
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http://www.myspace.com/ericriverajr4

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