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'We're Going One Hour at a Time'
Owner Daniel Snyder and Coach Joe Gibbs meet with reporters to discuss Sean Taylor's death.
(By John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post)
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"I stepped in for him the last few games he was injured, and he just offered a lot of words of encouragement," Doughty said. "He always believed in me. It meant a lot."
Doughty said he was encouraged Monday night when he heard Taylor had squeezed a doctor's hand and shown facial expressions, so "to hear the news this morning is still really hard to handle," he said. "Certain things happen in your life and it makes you know that this is just a game. He was a good person and that's what we'll remember."
Kendall, who arrived before the season in a trade with the New York Jets, did not know Taylor well. But Kendall said he was struck by Taylor's kindness to his sons after the team's 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the season opener.
"We were in the players' parking lot afterwards," Kendall recalled. "I have three young kids, and two boys, big football fans, and they were really impressed with Sean Taylor. Sean actually spent some time with them. He didn't just sign a book and send them on their way, but talked to them. As a father, that made the biggest impact on me."
Taylor had exhibited a newfound maturity since the birth of his 18-month-old daughter, Jackie, the Redskins said.
"There were times here in the building people would say, 'Hey, Sean's here and he's got his baby girl with him,' " Gibbs said. "This morning, I heard people talking about the shopping center where she was playing, and he would be there looking over her. And I saw him . . . mature over the last year and a half, which happens for a lot of young guys."
And that only compounded the Redskins' grief, players said.
"I just wish that everyone had the opportunity to get a chance to know him," Campbell said. "If you just sit down and you talk to Sean one-on-one, he's a special person. He's a great person and he had all the intentions of trying to do the right things.
"If you just look at him from the way that he's changed in the last year, it's just been outstanding to have the opportunity to spend time with him. He will truly be missed by all of us. We'll hold him close to our hearts."
