Redskins pro-bowl safety, Sean Taylor, died this morning from massive blood loss after he was shot in the leg early Monday morning. Taylor hadn’t played in the last two Redskins games with a knee injury. He was at his Florida home on Monday when an intruder attempted robbery and shot him in the upper leg. Only eight days earlier another intruder attempted robbery on the safety’s home and left a knife on one of the beds in the house.

While some Eagles fans may remember the early Taylor who was slapped with numerous fines for late hits, and the $17,000 lugie he spat in the face of Michael Pittman in the playoffs last year, those close to Taylor revealed he was a new man. Interviews with running back Clinton Portis, his college teammate at Miami, show that Portis took a turn in his life when his daughter was born. Portis said that fatherhood forced Taylor to mature and he was becoming a vocal leader on the Redskins who stand now at 5-6.

While Aaron may bleed a brighter green than I, we both have been taught to love the Eagles and hate all the division opponents. Despite how happy we are that the Eagles now have company in the cellar of the NFC East our hearts and thoughts go out to the Washington Redskins family and all those who were close to Sean Taylor. It is truly a sad day in the football world. Sean Taylor leaves behind 18-month-old daughter Jackie along with her mother who was Taylor’s girlfriend.