(27 Nov 2007) HEADLINE: 'Sean was the leader': Redskins player mourned
CAPTION: Washington Redskins fans from the Washington area remember Sean Taylor after the safety passed away. He is remembered as a team leader with the potential for NFL greatness. (Nov. 27)
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[Notes:VO Redskins practice facility]
FROM REDSKINS PARK IN VIRGINIA ...
[Notes:VO various from DC streets]
TO THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON ...
[Notes:VO file or stills of Taylor, woman wearing Redskins hat on street]
ON THEIR HOME TURF, WASHINGTON REDSKINS FANS REMEMBER PRO BOWL SAFETY SEAN TAYLOR ...
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[Notes:SUPER: Regina Smith / Redskins Fan]
SOT: He's in a better place now. And God bless him. And God bless the team.
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[Notes:SUPER: Tim Mitchell / Fan from New York]
SOT: I think he was going to make the Pro Bowl this year and probably every year after that, so it's devastating.
[Notes:VO Taylor a.m. footage or file, D.C. street, ESPN zone exterior]
THE NEWS CAME EARLY IN THE MORNING OF THIS PLAYER'S DEATH IN FLORIDA ... BY LUNCHTIME, EVERYONE KNEW ...
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[Notes:SUPER: Philomena Brooks / Fan from Maryland]
SOT: My heart just stopped ... You know, my sympathies go out to him and his family.
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[Notes:SUPER: Marcus Pinckney / Fan from Maryland]
SOT: I was actually kind of mind-boggled. It was an awkward feeling. That's a young man, a young athlete ... Someone just playing a few weeks ago at the top of his game.
THEY KNEW AT THE E-S-P-N ZONE, WHERE SPORTS IS ALWAYS THE TALK ...
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[Notes:SUPER: Reggie Butler / From Washington]
SOT: It's definitely a mental blow, as far as the team is concerned. Sean was the leader ...
[Notes:VO to the sidewalk just outside]
AND THEY KNEW ON THE SIDEWALK JUST OUTSIDE ...
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SOT: It was very painful. I was like, oh my gosh, not Sean Taylor ...
[Notes:SUPER: Lee Powell / The Associated Press / Washington]
BRIDGE STUP: What's hitting these Redskins fans hard is how much potential Sean Taylor had ... The potential for NFL greatness.
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TAYLOR WAS A PLAYER ON THE UPSWING AFTER SOME ROUGH PATCHES. HE HAD A GIRLFRIEND. AND A 1-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
AND HE WAS JUST 24.
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SOT: I think Sean Taylor was a potential hall of fame player ...
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[Notes:SUPER: Amy Goldsmith / Fan at Redskins Park]
SOT: I need to be here to show respect for Sean and to be here for his family ...
[Notes:VO TS to makeshift memorial or painted number 21]
NOW, FANS OF SEAN TAYLOR ARE LEFT TO MOURN NUMBER 21.
The Associated Press.
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