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On Monday, thousands of family, friends and fans joined the entire Washington Redskins team at the Florida International University, to pay their last respects to Sean Taylor. The funeral service was an emotional roller-coaster of personal experiences, comical anecdotes and touching reflections about Sean, and it included an impassioned plea from the Reverend Jesse Jackson … Read more

On many levels it was difficult to watch the Washington Redskins play host to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Aside from the obvious heartache that still surrounds the team after losing Sean Taylor earlier in the week, we had to endure a familiar pattern that has haunted the Redskins all year: play tough and get … Read more

– April 1, 1983: Taylor is born in Miami. – Fall 2000: Taylor, who transferred to Gulliver High from Miami Killian after his sophomore year, helps Gulliver win the Class 2A state championship, while playing three positions — running back, defensive back and linebacker. – February 2001: Taylor signs with the University of Miami. He’s … Read more

Darnerien McCants hasn’t been Sean Taylor’s teammate for three seasons. For Ryan Hoag, it’s been just under three months. However, both have very similar memories and experiences with a man who was arguably the most-feared safety in all of football. McCants was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL … Read more

I thought with all of the speculation about ST’s past and character, it was fitting to re-post this blog I wrote in July. – Eds. Most of the time, when you hear Sean Taylor’s name, you hear about the monster hits, the spitting incident or ATV’s. Very rarely do you hear anything positive and personal … Read more

Sean Taylor died early Tuesday morning from complications pertaining to the gunshot wounds he sustained at his Miami home Monday morning. He was 24-years-old. Taylor, the starting free safety for the Washington Redskins, is survived by his 18-month-old daughter, his fiancée and parents. Richard Sharpstein, Taylor’s attorney, told CNN that Sean’s father Pedro called him … Read more

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was shot just before 2:00 am on Monday morning at his house in Florida. Few official details have been released, and while the mainstream media have done their best to make sure that football fans receive a fountain of misinformation, very few actual facts are known about the situation. Taylor … Read more

Yesterday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been put in perspective by the tragic shooting that took place at Sean Taylor’s home early Monday morning. On behalf of the staff and the community here at TheHogs.net, our thoughts and prayers are with Sean Taylor and his family. We of course hope that, first and … Read more

The Washington Redskins have re-signed veteran tight end Brian Kozlowski to the 53-man roster, at 6-3 and 265 pounds he has played thirteen seasons in the NFL as a tight end. This is the second year the Redskins have brought in Kozlowski late in the season (signed for the final seven weeks of the 2006 … Read more

Once again, congratulations to HOOKBASSGA for being our weekly winner with a 13-3 mark last week, winning through the tiebreaker over funbunch. Incredibly, HOOKBASSGA holds a 17-game lead in our seasonal standings with six weeks to go in the regular season. Who is this Hognosticator extraordinaire? There are many of us on the-hogs.net message boards … Read more