Sean Michael Maurice Taylor was an American football safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Sean Taylor spent his early years growing up with his great-grandmother Aulga Clarke in Homestead, Florida and later moved to his father’s home at the age of 11.

Sean Taylor was baptized at the Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church in Florida City by Pastor David Peay but grew up in a low-income neighborhood in Miami, on a street lined with candy-colored houses.

Sean Taylor played high school football in Pinecrest, a suburb of Miami.

Sean Taylor was selected fifth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins, where he played four seasons until his murder in 2007.

Sean Taylor was shot on November 26, 2007 and on November 27, 2007.

During the 2007 season, Sean Taylor was shot by intruders at his Miami area home and died the next day on November 27.

Sean Taylor’s death led to an outpouring of national support and sympathy, especially in the Washington, D.C., area, where he had been a fan favorite as a Redskin, and the Miami area, where he had starred in high school and college.

Posthumously, Sean Taylor earned a second Pro Bowl selection and second-team All-Pro honors.

Sean Taylor was also inducted to Washington’s Ring of Fame in 2008.