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3,000 Bid Farewell to Taylor

Posted Dec 3, 07 5:11 PM CST in US,  Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Friends, family, and teammates paid final respects to Sean Taylor today at the slain football star’s funeral, the Miami Herald reports. About 3,000 people crowded FIU’s Pharmed Arena, including dozens of current and former NFL players, O.J. Simpson among them. In his eulogy, Jesse Jackson looked for lessons in the senseless tragedy.

 ''Even champions live in danger. None of us will say that our homes are safe. We've accepted violence as the norm. It must be rejected,” Jackson said. The service ran for more than 3 hours. "The NFL is proud of Sean Taylor,” said commissioner Roger Goodell. “He loved football and football loved him back.”

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell leaves the funeral for Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor at the Pharmed Arena at Florida International University in Miami Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Taylor died last Tuesday...   (Associated Press)
The casket carrying Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is brought out of the Pharmed Arena at Florida International University following his funeral service in Miami Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Taylor died...   (Associated Press)
Jazmin Taylor, right, a younger sister of Sean Taylor, is comforted after she spoke on behalf of the family at Taylor's funeral service at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus...   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins football player Clinton Portis walks off stage after speaking at the funeral for teammate Sean Taylor at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus in Miami Monday...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants player Jeremy Shockey, right, stands with family and friends of Sean Taylor before the funeral of slain Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor at Florida International University...   (Associated Press)
Arizona Cardinals football player Antrel Rolle speaks to reporters as he arrives at the funeral of Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor at Florida International University Monday Dec. 3, 2007...   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins football player Clinton Portis, right, speaks at the funeral for Sean Taylor at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus in Miami Monday Dec. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Carl...   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs, right, speaks to guests during services for Sean Taylor at Taylor's funeral service at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus in Miami Monday...   (Associated Press)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to guests during funeral services for Sean Taylor, as a translator signs to the audience at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus in Miami Monday Dec....   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, center, clasps his hands before the start of the funeral for Sean Taylor on the Florida International University campus in Miami Monday Dec. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Carl...   (Associated Press)
O.J. Simpson, right, arrives at the funeral of Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor at Florida International University Monday Dec. 3, 2007 in Miami. (AP Photo/David Adame)   (Associated Press)
Former University of Miami football coach Larry Coker, right, arrives for the funeral of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor at the Pharmed Arena at Florida International University in Miami Monday,...   (Associated Press)
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