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Sean Taylor ‘memorial’ yet another embarrassment for Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders had months to get their Sean Taylor memorial right. Sadly, the franchise that can’t get anything right did it again.

Back in June, the Washington Commanders announced a “permanent installation” memorial to Sean Taylor, the great safety who played for the franchise from 2004 through 2007. Taylor died on November 27, 2007, after he was shot by a home intruder. A two-time Pro Bowler, Taylor was widely and rightly regarded as one of the greatest young defensive players in his brief era.

So, on June 6, 2022, the Commanders announced this:

When the team unveiled the “memorial” before their game with the Falcons, it was not what anybody really expected. More a sporting goods store mannequin with a hastily-assembled uniform than a more traditional memorial, the gesture seemed to be yet another embarrassment for a franchise that has had all too many of them of late.