So the Denver Post is reporting that three members of the Washington Redskins will be wearing number 21 in the Pro Bowl this weekend in honor of Sean Taylor, who was killed in an attempted robbery. That’s very cool, and the league should be applauded for being uncharacteristically unstuffy in this regard. However, when three Denver Broncos asked to do the very same thing in the Pro Bowl last year, they were denied.
John Lynch, Champ Bailey, and Al Wilson all petitioned the league to be able to wear #27 in last year’s Pro Bowl in honor of their fallen teammate, Darrent Williams, who was shot on New Year’s Eve in 2007. They were told it was against league rules, and their petition was denied.
“The league can be funny about things sometimes,” said Bailey.
I’ve been very happy about the Sean Taylor tributes and the media coverage it’s gotten. But at the same time, I can’t help but feel snubbed as a Denver Broncos fan that the tragedy of Darrent Williams wasn’t given the same type of coverage, wasn’t afforded the same kind of tributes, and that teammates of his weren’t allowed the same rule bending that Taylor’s teammates are given.
I’m not bitter, not at all, but it is kinda strange.
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