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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:15 pm
by JPFair
Primetime42 wrote:Just passing to offer my condolences and hope he gets out of this well.
I didn't think it was as serious when I first heard, but regardless of what I think of him, no one deserves that.
Prayers are with the guy.
Proof that people in this world, even Cowboys fans, have class!
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:17 pm
by Gibbs' Hog
Fios wrote:Purely third-hand: on the radio, reports that Taylor is stabilizing. What that means or whether it is accurate is unknown.
I sincerely hope that's true...
[edit] decided not to include the rumors and claims I've heard [/edit]
Ugh, I'm so sick right now... we're all praying for you ST
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:17 pm
by hailskins666
get well soon.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:17 pm
by Fios
Portis: Home invasion, nothing was taken, unfortunate situation. You think back how much heat he took for everything, all that means nothing now that he is fighting for his life. Everything that seems so big that everyone made a big ordeal about is nothing now that the man is fighting for his life.
It ain't Miami, a lot of athletes have been targeted. He's always smiling, always happy. Never been to his house, not a bad neighborhood, this can happen anywhere. What we play is a game, not life and death, this is life and death. I've been told he lost a lot of blood and he's fighting to hang on.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:22 pm
by joedondero1919
i'm sick to my stomach about this. i was supposed to put up my christmas tree with my wife tonight. i just told her that might be on hold cause i am so bummed out.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:27 pm
by air_hog
My thoughts and prayers are with Sean and his family.
Hopefully this terrible incident will finally spark some life and passion into the Skins the next couple of weeks.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:33 pm
by joedondero1919
since i started this thread with a post from rotoworld, and they were one of the first to report this news... i will consider this both reliable and slightly optimistic.
They say he is "stabilizing"
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... 40&id=2771
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:43 pm
by skinsfano28
i think because his heart is in such good shape they are able to put more blood in his body through transfusions and whatnot because his heart can handle pumping that much and that fast. i pray that he continues only to get better and takes as much time as he needs to become full strength again, if not for the redskins then especially and most importantly for his baby.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:44 pm
by xhadow
I wonder if I am the only one here who feels as if he is a member of your family. I personally was almost in tears when I heard this and I have never met him in my life. My prayers go out to him and his family.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:47 pm
by please_remain_calm
I was reading what I could find on this at my desk, finally got a chance to break and get on here at a different PC.
Shocking news, I could not believe with when I read it.
My thoughts are with him, pull through ST!
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:48 pm
by skinsfano28
i am with you xhadow...i work for the skins down in norfolk at the store and i feel as though every member of the organization is part of my family and when i heard the news i nearly cried, and i still have that lump in my throat. he is truly one of the best redskins and the best people in this world, and i feel proud to be able to acknowledge him as a part of my family in some way or another.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:49 pm
by Fios
xhadow wrote:I wonder if I am the only one here who feels as if he is a member of your family. I personally was almost in tears when I heard this and I have never met him in my life. My prayers go out to him and his family.
Someone else said this made them feel sick to their stomach, I agree
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:52 pm
by joedondero1919
Fios wrote:xhadow wrote:I wonder if I am the only one here who feels as if he is a member of your family. I personally was almost in tears when I heard this and I have never met him in my life. My prayers go out to him and his family.
Someone else said this made them feel sick to their stomach, I agree
yeah, i said that. i mean, i feel like we go to war with these guys on every sunday. when they get injured, it seems like we feel the pain too. we buy redskin jerseys not with our own name on the back, but theirs. if we get their autograph it would be like we were holding gold. i have mentioned on this thread before, my puppy is named santana. so it is no surprise to me that when one of our favorite redksin players is lying there fighting for his life, that we feel the pain as well.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:53 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
I said it, I dunno just seeing people in pain puts a lump in my throat. It was hard for me to watch Pierson and Clinton and seeing how close to tears they were.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:55 pm
by 1niksder
I heard he's in a coma, and that he had to be revived twice.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:56 pm
by SkinMeAlive
Chris Luva Luva wrote:I said it, I dunno just seeing people in pain puts a lump in my throat. It was hard for me to watch Pierson and Clinton and seeing how close to tears they were.
Some people deserve to be in pain.
Unfortunately, these things always happen to the people who don't deserve it.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:56 pm
by VetSkinsFan
I just heard from a coworker that he was in a coma, too. I was hoping that was an unfounded rumor.....
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:58 pm
by JPFair
Not sure if it was some sick personality, but a comment in USA TODAY said that he just passed away!
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:59 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
JPFair wrote:Not sure if it was some sick personality, but a comment in USA TODAY said that he just passed away!
It's a rumour floating around on ESPN too.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:00 pm
by Fios
JPFair wrote:Not sure if it was some sick personality, but a comment in USA TODAY said that he just passed away!
wayyyyyyyy too much misinformation out there right now
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:06 pm
by welch
Sean Taylor: a real person behind the blathering gossip.
This note just arrived from my Soldier son, Redskin Dan v1978:
Not sure if I ever told anyone this story, but when I was at Fort Meade in March, I saw Sean at a Best Buy near Landover. I told him what I was doing there and how cool it was to meet him in person. He said "thank you" for my service, and it was people like me who are the real hereos. He said that all he does is play football.
Sean Taylor...really a decent person. Hopes and prayers.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:09 pm
by Irn-Bru
welch wrote:Sean Taylor: a real person behind the blathering gossip.
This note just arrived from my Soldier son, Redskin Dan v1978:
Not sure if I ever told anyone this story, but when I was at Fort Meade in March, I saw Sean at a Best Buy near Landover. I told him what I was doing there and how cool it was to meet him in person. He said "thank you" for my service, and it was people like me who are the real hereos. He said that all he does is play football.
Sean Taylor...really a decent person. Hopes and prayers.
Every single anecdote I have heard about him—and there are quite a few of them that THN members have shared—betray him to be this kind of man. Not to pile on the nostalgia, but his demeanor with kids was just as admirable. He always told them "thank you" for talking to him, and he would sign their gear and ask them how they liked training camp.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:09 pm
by Fios
Good time to recount
this story:
JansenFan wrote: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 about the 'skins safety. I was lucky enough to witness a very different side of ST yesterday, and I want to recount it here.
First, I'll need to start with a little background information. My son, Jackson, is a soon-to-be-six year old that has gained a bit of a reputation as a kid with an uncanny knowledge of Redskins personnel. After his second training camp, just prior to turning two, we bought him a 'Skins' yearbook and he would pick pages and ask who the players were. We would, of course, tell him who each player was. Soon, he could name every - and I mean EVERY - player listed inside that guide.
He could pick out Laveranues Coles on commercials without his uniform. His favorite player was Gibran Hamdan. Heck, the following year, NikiH took him through the lines of Fan Appreciation day and came back with a signature I couldn't read. NikiH didn't know who had signed it, only that it was the last guy at the table. Jackson says, "Oh. That was Bill Ferrario!" Anyone here beside Jake that could pick Bill Ferrario out of a line-up?
Now that that's out of the way, I'll get to Sean Taylor. I was taking Jackson around the VIP section getting autographs from some of his favorite players. We tried to get Fred Smoot, without any luck and I spied Sean Taylor. Jackson walks up with his book open, sees the 21 jersey and has a freudian slip. He says, "Excuse me Mr. Smoot. Will you please sign my yearbook?"
I lean down to correct him, but before I can, Taylor says, "I'd be happy to sign your book. What's your name?"
My son replies, "Jackson."
Taylor says, "Well, it's nice to meet you Jackson. My name is Sean and I'm very pleased to meet you. "
He signs the book, and Jackson says, "Thank you!" , to which Taylor replies, "Thank you for coming out to practice today."
I was thoroughly impressed with the way Taylor handled the situation. Many players don't interact with the people they are signing for. They step, sign, step, sign. Sean Taylor proved what I've come to realize in my dealings with Brandon Lloyd. Don't believe everything you read. These guys are human, too.
I know one, very happy 5 year old who agrees.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:15 pm
by SkinsFreak
HOLY CRAP! I just got word of this. I think I'm going to throw up. I can't believe this happened to him. Sean is definitely in my thoughts and prayers.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:16 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
Out of surgery and stabilized according to lunch with skins! I'll let you know as soon as they confirm.
Bram got an email or something and it's weird how bootleg their show is. They were playing the Portis interview and it cut out to them talking and I heard what I posted above.