A judge in Miami has set an April 16 trial date for the alleged shooter in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Four men accused in the slaying will be tried separately. The judge said Friday that the first to stand trial will be 21-year-old Eric Rivera Jr. Trial dates for the others have not been set. The men from the Fort Myers area are accused of fatally...

The alleged shooter in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor will have his day in court on April 16. Eric Rivera Jr., 21, will be the first of four men accused in the slaying to be tried. The four will be tried separately, although those dates were not announced. A fifth man previously pleaded guilty to murder and burglary charges and is expected to testify...

A judge in Miami has set an April 16 trial date for the alleged shooter in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Four men accused in the slaying will be tried separately. The judge said Friday that the first to stand trial will be 21-year-old Eric Rivera Jr. Trial dates for the others have not been set. The men from the Fort Myers area are accused of fatally...

A Miami judge on Friday scheduled the trial for the man charged with shooting and killing former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor to begin April 16, according to an Associated Press report. Eric Rivera Jr., 21, will be the first of the four suspects accused of killing Taylor to go to trial. The men will be tried separately. Read full article >>

[Editor's Note: With all of the pageantry and celebration of last weekend's Military Appreciation Weekend, there was one story that I held onto for a moment when it could really be appreciated it.  I hope you enjoy.] At halftime of last Sunday’s game against the Patriots, three officers of the Maryland department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart bestowed two injured veterans...

It’s been three years since Sean Taylor was shot in his home.    His locker has been moved from the Redskins’ locker room to FedEx, where it will remain as a long-lasting memorial to a young man whom Greg Williams said had turned his life around.  His memory is still strong in the hearts of his family, former Redskins’ teammates, and former members of the University of...

So, here’s a really great idea the Redskins had: Two and a half years after Sean Taylor’s death, the locker room memorial for one of the Redskins’ most beloved players is being removed from Redskins Park. The locker will reappear before the start of the season at FedEx Field [...] But, of course, this is the Redskins. Naturally, they had to **** it up: [T]he locker will be...

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ESPN.com reports: MIAMI — The accused shooter in the 2007 killing of former Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor wants the media barred from a key hearing. A Miami-Dade County judge set a hearing Wednesday on the request from 20-year-old Eric Rivera Jr. His attorney contends that an upcoming hearing on what evidence will be allowed could jeopardize Rivera’s chances for...

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Comcast SportsNet has been counting down the top stories of their ten years here. It's a celebration of the network's ten year anniversary, but the top story -- as anchor Kelli Johnson notes in her introduction to the piece below -- "is one of heartbreak and tragedy": the death of Redskins safety Sean Taylor. It's a heartbreaking story indeed, and a grim ending...

The trial involving the men charged in the shooting death of former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been postponed again until March 12. Circuit Court Judge Dennis J. Murphy also said during a brief hearing Tuesday in Miami that he did not intend to move the trial to another venue. "I'm not going to cross that bridge unless it appears from some aborted jury selection attempts...

A Jan. 30 trial date has been set in Miami for four men accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor. The date was set Friday by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy at a brief hearing. The four men from the Fort Myers area are accused of fatally shooting Taylor during an attempted robbery at his home. All have pleaded not guilty and face potential...

A Florida appellate court on Thursday denied an appeal by local and nationwide media which sought to open a hearing Friday in the Sean Taylor murder case to the public. Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Dennis J. Murphy last month ruled that he would would not allow the public and media to attend the hearing, saying the closure was necessary to ensure that the men charged in the 2007...

At least three Washington Redskins-themed signs made ESPN's College GameDay in Columbia this week. And one of them was an ode to the D.C. Sports Bog. That's a pretty sure way to show up on the D.C. Sports Bog, if you're curious. These signs were hoisted by Will Carey and his girlfriend Lauren Rouse. Will is a Yorktown grad and a Mizzou student. Thanks to his brother,...

Our legal system is extremely flawed. Homeland Security has time to shut down rap download sites and the FBI can dig into the Cam Newton scandal, but no one can seem to start the trial of the murderers of Sean Taylor. The trial involving the men charged in the shooting death of former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been postponed again until March 14. Taylor died a...

It was three years ago, this Saturday. Redskins safety Sean Taylor was at his home in Miami with girlfriend Jackie Garcia and their 18 month old daughter recovering from a sprained MCL he sustained against the Eagles. The couple heard a loud noise coming from inside the house. As Taylor grabbed the knife he kept in near his bed a man broke through their bedroom door and fired two...

From left to right in this picture from Sunday's Alumni Homecoming Parade, that's former offensive lineman Raleigh McKenzie, Zema "Chief Zee" Williams, and former running back/special teams ace Reggie Branch. Branch is an interesting guy -- a quick Google search reveals that his nickname as a special teams wedgebuster was Stone Head, and that he was at a Love Seed...

There was a while on this blog where it seemed like I was really poking a lot of fun at SI.com's Peter King, and -- honestly -- I kind of felt bad about it. He's an easy target, and he was a genuinely nice and accommodating guy the times I've met him, so I tried to dial it back a bit and, I don't know, write about Fred Smoot being goofy instead. Still, this was a...

(Photos from Day 1 of Redskins training camp can be found here) Safety O.J. Atogwe had worn No. 21 his entire life, he said. But joining the Redskins and hitting the practice field for the first time with his new teammates Friday, he knew wearing No. 21 wasn’t an option. Out of respect for Sean Taylor, the popular Redskins safety who was killed in 2007, Atogwe will instead wear...

Sean Taylor With both O.J. Atagwe and Bob Sanders’ names being thrown around as possible new Redskin safeties, one thing to consider is both of those men wear no. 21, the number of the late-Redskin safety Sean Taylor.  While that number has not officially been retired, it is now among the Redskin greats in the Ring of Honor. But considering how much of a legend Taylor is among...

During his brief career, the late Sean Taylor was respected throughout the league for his fierce competitiveness and willingness to lay it all on the line for his team. Knowing this, the Redskins have decided to move his locker from their training facility in Ashburn, Virginia to FedEx Field for public display outside the stadium. Taylor’s locker was sealed with Plexiglass...

As a high school football star in Georgia, Eric Berry was a big fan of Redskins free safety Sean Taylor. And Berry studied Taylor closely while he became an All-American free safety at Tennessee. So Berry was pleased that Washington brought him in for a two-day visit that ended Thursday. Learning more about Taylor from people who knew him was among the highlights of Berry's trip...

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O.J. Atogwe should quickly help solve an issue the Washington Redskins have had in their secondary, and he’s been a big hit with fans since the free agent was signed on Thursday. Apparently he’s gaining more respect quickly because of his jersey number choice, or at least the number he isn’t choosing. Atogwe wore No. 21 throughout his career with the St. Louis Rams and he also...