Retire #21

I think the point is, Taylor didn't have the chance to ascend to the level of the guys you mentioned(although, he was well on his way).

Also, all of the guys you mentioned are old men, or at least will be at some point. Sean Taylor will never have that opportunity...

Wasn't there a member of the over the hill gang that got hit by a car and killed on the dc beltway?

We've had a lot of good players wear #21 in the past:

Mike Nelms, Terry Allen, Deion Sanders, and Fred Smoot, but none of them captured our imagination the way Sean Taylor did. I would be fine with at least unofficially retiring #21, the way we have unofficially retired #9, #44, and perhaps one or two others. The only officially retired Redskins jersey is Sammy Baugh's #33.

Well, the only number the Skins have officially retired is 33. While Taylor was a good player, I can think of many guys ahead of him in line to get the official retirement (44, 28, 9, 81 etc, etc etc)

I think this is a much different situation. This is a player that was robbed of his opportunity to truly establish himself as one of the all time great players in the NFL. He didn't get to have a long career for fans to remember. He had a few short years and then was taken from us, way before his time. For that reason, it is right to retire his jersey so that we can at least make sure that no one forgets him for both the great player that he was and the hall of famer that he could have been.

We've had a lot of good players wear #21 in the past:

Mike Nelms, Terry Allen, Deion Sanders, and Fred Smoot, but none of them captured our imagination the way Sean Taylor did. I would be fine with at least unofficially retiring #21, the way we have unofficially retired #9, #28, #44, #81 and perhaps one or two others. The only officially retired Redskins jersey is Sammy Baugh's #33.

i could see a player wanting to wear it as a tribute...

as for retiring the number, not likely to happen...we don't retire numbers (as has been mentioned- they are just not assigned).

The Celtic's retired Reggie Lewis number after he passed. There is no reason the Redskin's should not do the same.

My god think of all the legender players the Celtics had, it is a no brainer the Redskins should retire 21.

no Do it at the Dallas game.

Last night when they showed Snyder doing a short interview he looked as if he had seen a gost. I heard that they had become very close over the years and I'm sure Snyder will do his best to honor ST.

I disagree with officially retiring his number. I think retiring his number now would be only because of the way he died. I think that we should remember and honor his life. His accomplishments on and off the field, not just the fact that it ended too soon. I actually would like to see CP or another close friend wear his number for the rest of the year and unofficially retire it in the offseason. When someone's life ends I try not to focus on the end of their life but on the life they lived and those that are left behind.

Retire # 21.