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Sean Taylor deserves better than a wire mannequin and Dan Snyder's repeated abuse of his legacy

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I am sick for Sean Taylor's family.

Again.

Because once again the Washington Commanders franchise — to be more specific, we mean team owner Dan Snyder — exploited the memory of the beloved slain safety for cheap public relations points.

Via a cheap mannequin it is calling a "permanent memorial installation."

In advance of Sunday's home game against Atlanta, which was the 15th anniversary of the day Taylor was killed in his Miami-area home by intruders who didn't expect the rehabbing young star and his family to be home, Washington announced that the memorial would be unveiled.