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Commanders alter Sean Taylor memorial ahead of Sunday Night Football

Three weeks ago before the Washington Commanders hosted the Atlanta Falcons, the franchise honored legendary safety Sean Taylor with a memorial at FedEx Field.

It didn’t go over too well with some.

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There were plenty of reactions, many not good, claiming the Taylor memorial looked like a mannequin and was certainly not a statue. In fairness to Washington, the organization never promised a statue. That was assumed in the media.

Taylor’s family, including his daughter Jackie, were involved throughout the process and happy with the results.

However, that didn’t stop the Commanders from making some adjustments to the Taylor memorial ahead of the Week 15 edition of Sunday Night Football.

Peter Hailey of NBC Sports Washington shared an updated picture of the Taylor memorial on Twitter Sunday, noting some of the changes.

Washington applying tape to the face mask and changing the socks are a more accurate reflection of Taylor. The jersey move was correct, too, as Taylor only wore the Reebok jersey during his four NFL seasons. Nike didn’t become the official supplier of NFL jerseys until 2012.

 

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