Five years is an eternity, but no one — from present-day members of the Washington Redskins to University of Miami players to PeeWee players in South Florida — has forgotten Sean Taylor.
Last month, just before the Washington Redskins hosted the Carolina Panthers at FedEx Field, Sean Taylor's father was invited to join the team in a pregame huddle.
It's a touching moment as Pedro "Pete" Taylor shakes the hands of men who should have been his son's teammates. (The team has the video here.)
Also that weekend, Sean Taylor, who died after a shooting in his Florida home five years ago today, was honored as one of the 80 greatest Redskins. He accepted the honor, along with Jackie, Sean's now 6-year-old daughter.
In Pittsburgh, Ryan Clark, a former Redskins teammate who now plays for the Steelers, had Taylor on his mind first thing this morning:
Sean Taylor, five years later, is still a strong presence
