Tag: Gabe Taylor

Sean Taylor’s daughter honors her dad at UNC in an awesome way

Jackie Taylor will be a freshman volleyball player at UNC this fall.

The Washington franchise and NFL fans, in general, were robbed when Sean Taylor was tragically murdered in 2007. Over the years, the team has found ways to honor Taylor.

Taylor’s family also continues to honor him.

First, it was Sean Taylor’s younger brother who honored the late Washington legend. Gabe Taylor, Sean’s younger brother, is a senior safety at Rice University and has worn his older brother’s old No. 26 college jersey throughout his career. In 2021, on the 14th anniversary of his older brother’s death, Gabe Taylor helped Rice seal a victory over Louisiana Tech with a late interception.

Now, it’s Jackie Taylor’s turn. Jackie is Sean Taylor’s only child and was only 18 months old when she lost her father.

In 2023, Jackie Taylor committed to the University of North Carolina on a volleyball scholarship. She will be a freshman this fall. On Thursday, the Tar Heels revealed Jackie’s number.

Check it out:

Jackie is a 6-foot-1 middle blocker who played at her father’s alma mater, Gulliver Prep, in Miami, Fla. She continues to honor her father with the Sean Taylor Legacy Project.

Washington retired Taylor’s No. 21 jersey in 2021 and unveiled a memorial outside the team’s stadium in 2022.

Sean Taylor’s brother makes game-clinching INT on 14th anniversary of NFL star’s death

Sean Taylor’s younger brother with a game-clinching pick for Rice

November 27 carries a sad meaning to the family of Sean Taylor.

The great Washington Football Team DB was murdered in 2007 on this date.

On Saturday, his younger brother, Gabe, was playing for Rice against Louisiana Tech.

As the game came down to the final seconds, Louisiana Tech threw a deep pass, and waiting to pick it off at the other end of the field was none other than Gabe Taylor.

Gabe Taylor is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound freshman from Miami, Florida. This was his third interception and second in two weeks.

His Rice bio:

Leads team with 32 unassisted tackles… Earned multiple weekly honors for his performance in the Owls win over UAB… Credited with a career-best 10 tackles, forced a fumble and knocked down a game-ending Hail Mary pass in the Owls’ 30-24 win over the defending conference champions,,, Set up the Owls second touchdown in the opening minutes of the game by forcing a fumble on the Blazers first play from scrimmage after the Owls had taken a 7-0 lead… Two of his ten tackles forced Blazers punts at the end of the second and start of the third quarter with Rice holding a 20-14 lead and he ended the game by knocking down Dylan Flower’s final pass attempt as the clock ran out… Picked off his first career pass at Texas… Added a career-best seven tackles against the Longhorns.