Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

Teammates to honor Taylor at Pro Bowl

|
|
 
  
Published: Jan. 23, 2008 at 3:58 PM

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Washington's Chris Cooley and Chris Samuels will wear the No. 21 on their jerseys at the Pro Bowl Feb. 10 to honor slain teammate Sean Taylor.

The National Football League announced Wednesday in a statement their jerseys will be auctioned at NFL Auction (nflauction.nfl.com) with the proceeds going to the Sean Taylor Memorial Trust Fund, set up to benefit his daughter, Jackie.

Cooley's Redskins jersey number is 47 and Samuels wears number 60.

Taylor died from the gunshot wound he suffered during a Nov. 25 break-in at his Fort Myers, Fla. home.

At the time, the Redskins' free safety was the leading vote-getter for the Pro Bowl among fans, coaches and players.

His spot will be filled by Dallas Cowboys strong safety Roy Williams.

Topics: Chris Cooley, Chris Samuels, Roy Williams, Sean Taylor
Recommended Stories
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Linsanity The Daytona 500 Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 27
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler
fark
Jury unable to exercise self control awards $75m to family of man unable to exercise self control...
Burglar steals coins from a fountain. We'll be wishing him well
LAST CALL - TORONTO FARK PARTY Saturday June 2. 1pm baseball game 8pm variety show. DIT
One "Million""Moms" might also want to avoid Target
For when you want to want to contain the helicopter parents, insulate their snowflakes, or be left...
Study finds that American heads are getting bigger/fatter, subby then wonders why he has so much...