{"id":177024,"date":"2015-11-24T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=177024"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:29:02","slug":"tough-guy-tuesday-sean-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/tough-guy-tuesday-sean-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Guy Tuesday: Sean Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sean Taylor Highlights\/Tribute\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGsAAxc5Ykw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s segment of \u201cTough Guy Tuesday\u201d we feature former Washington Redskins Free Safety Sean Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>Following a sensational college football career with the Miami Hurricanes, which included a 2001 BCS National Championship, Sean Taylor was selected as the fifth-overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor played four seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he started in a total of 55 NFL games. <\/p>\n<p>During that time, Sean Taylor compiled an amazing 12 interceptions, 8 forced fumbles, 2 sacks and 302 total tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was considered to be one of the best and most-feared free safeties to ever play the game of football.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the above tribute video, Taylor was fearless and would punish any receiver who dared to try and catch a ball in his section of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Taylor was voted to the Pro Bowl two times in his NFL career (2006 and 2007) and would likely have been a first-ballot NFL Hall-of-Famer had he played more than just four professional seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, Sean Taylor was killed in his Florida home by an armed intruder in November of 2007 at just 24 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>The National Football League recognized the death of Taylor by placing a #21 decal on the back of all NFL player helmets during Week 13 of the 2007 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Redskins organization had #21 painted on their home field and also released a banner bearing his name and number following his death.<\/p>\n<p>In November of 2008, Sean Taylor was inducted to the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Today we honor the late, great Sean Taylor and thank him for the memories he supplied. <\/p>\n<p>What was your favorite Sean Taylor moment? 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