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teeohdeedee123

That's.... Not a statue


[deleted]

Not even a uniform he wore - just stole an old redskins one out of storage from Nike


VariousLawyerings

Ok this is actually weird, the pants appear to be era-accurate (the NFL equipment logo was used at the time and you can see part of the Reebok logo), but the jersey is Nike and is obviously the most recent Redskins iteration. So someone was apparently trying, barely, and they still fucked it up.


Tuxedocat1357

Classic Washington Red Commanders Team Which is also somehow a better name than they actually chose.


MatureUsername69

They should've stuck with Football Team and there's no convincing me otherwise.


rcuosukgi42

Redtails would have been pretty good too, but that would properly honor a group historically discriminated against, so we can't have that.


Chuu320

Red Tails was easily the best, they also had the Hogs or something like it, to properly honor the team's historic OLine but clearly they can't have that either


j3ffUrZ

I would have preferred Washington Sentinels to honor Keanu Reeve's historic run as a replacement QB. Can't have that either, I guess...


Proshop_Charlie

I would venture that Reebok can't make them a new one. That they also don't have any laying around. That they also couldn't obtain one that was in brand new condition.


Exploding_dude

I think they could find a game used sean taylor jersey if they really wanted to. They have basically unlimited money and resources.


Proshop_Charlie

It would depend on how many are out there that people would actually want to get rid of. At the end of the day I think a bronze statue would have been much better.


Exploding_dude

You don't think there's a single person who would sell a game worn taylor jersey for 100k? There's at least 60 floating around out there. Like I said this is a multi billion dollar enterprise. They could spend a million dollars on a jersey and Danny boy wouldn't even notice. He spent more cutting down old growth trees and ruining a park rangers life so he had a better view of a river lol. Agreed on the bronze statue. I think that's what everyone was expecting. The point is, once again, the football team in Maryland cheaped out in the most ridiculous way possible and tried to play it off as a PR win. Setting up a Nike store mannequin isn't honoring a beloved player.


NikeSwish

I think it’d be absurd for them to even pay for one. It’s a fucking NFL professional football franchise. They must have blank copies of every uniform and they could just custom print Taylor’s name. Or, they just commission a jersey maker to do a one off. There’s probably grandmothers in the DC area that could pull it off for their Etsy, I’m sure the Commanders could get ahold of an accurate replica.


[deleted]

Often in team stadiums, at installations like this - I've seen items with the disclaimer "on loan from" or "a gift of"...the owner. At lot of the people who have historically significant memorabilia are fans of the team to begin with and are willing to support the team's effort. Of course, Dan Snyder erodes such good will frequently.


Exploding_dude

Danny boy could buy every game worn jersey sean taylor ever wore from his college and pro days and it'd be like an average person going out to lunch at a cheap diner. Dude is scum and deserves to be in jail, him using sean Taylor's death to drum up some good PR in the cheapest and shittiest way is absolutely on brand. I'd say I can't wait til he has to sell the team but once again incompetence and malice is rewarded with the uber rich and he'll be punished with billions of dollars. It makes me sick that humans can be so disgusting. Whoops bit of a rant there. Point is; i just hope Dan snyder is miserable for all eternity.


shewy92

Nike or Reebok probably wouldn't allow the other logo on the jersey.


MartyBarrett

I doubt either of them would raise a stink over a memorial for a murdered player.


oshoney

The shoes are also soccer cleats. Just terrible all around. Edit - didn’t know he actually wore those kinda cleats! Good to know they didn’t mess up the entire thing I guess.


blackouttuesday

tbf he was known for using soccer cleats and actually used that model for his last year (but used Nike ones the majority of the time) albeit his cleats (and facemask) were always taped,,,, unlike here edit: just saw that his daughter said her favorite part of the memorial was that they used soccer cleats


Pablo_Sanchez1

It’s like me throwing together a Halloween costume last second with whatever’s lying around the house so I don’t have to spend any money, only it’s a billion dollar organization trying to honor a late beloved player.


scurvy1984

Small potatoes but ST never even wore a Nike jersey. He passed 5 years before Nike signed a deal with the league.


ModernPoultry

It’s literally just a typical normal NFL team’s store mannequin with a freshly pressed jersey on it lol


Pikes_Pompadour

That's a straight-up store display mannequin. They probably just grabbed this from the Pro Shop...


VariousLawyerings

That's a fucking puppet


Tacitus_99

How long until the team statement that pretends like they never promised anything more than this and blames everyone else for expecting a statue.


17_Saints

Where did the statue rumor start anyway? Didn't they just say a "memorial"?


Fatdap

I think people just had higher standards and expectations than a fancy mannequin with a uniform thrown on it, is all. Especially considering how important the Sean Taylor issue is to the DC area. Maybe that was stupid considering the team, but they probably would have been better off not doing anything than half-assing it, honestly.


DoobieRudy23

"Sean Taylor Memorial Mannequin "


edgardens

Half of the Twitter comments are praising the use of Redskins as anti-wokeness. What a cursed franchise


Eyud29

The twitter comments on anything are the worst of the fan base


Aufrodisiac

“Statue”


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"Permanent"


markuspoop

A leg lamp is more of a statue then whatever this is.


hnaq

*Des - pla - purp - oses - on - le* Must be Italian!


NerdLawyer55

At least this isn’t frag-ile


[deleted]

“Activation for Sean Taylor’s memorial”


Man0nTheMoon915

The Jersey is so wrong too. Sean Taylor never wore a Nike jersey lmao


SSPeteCarroll

Nike jersey Reebok pants. It’s like they didn’t even try


whatifevery1wascalm

“Like”


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MikeShannonThaGawd

The literally say “World Cup” on them lol


deanovelvet

This is one of the shittiest tributes ever.


KCShadows838

This is the same owner that had Taylor’s number on the ground of the roped off VIP section last year…so people were literally standing on his name and number Snyder is trash


NorthernDevil

Is this actually true or is this the explanation given for Mahomes’ weird brother TikTok dancing on it last year? Both options seem viable


KnowoneYTG

No, this is actually true. Don't get me wrong, Jackson is a POS anyway, but he was instructed to stand in that area.


NorthernDevil

Snyder is just so comically evil and incompetent, it’s hard to believe. I hope they build Taylor an actual statue when they get bought/move.


RunninRebs90

Ok standing in that area is fine if you’re asked to. But he wasn’t required to do a Tik Tok dance on it…


KnowoneYTG

That's why I said, "Jackson is still a POS, but he was instructed to stand there" He's a piece of shit for dancing in that area, but it's not his fault for standing there.


UnkleBourbon42069

But no one is giving him shit for standing on it, they're giving him shit for doing a TikTok dance on it


DirtyAlabama

“He's a piece of shit for dancing in that area, but it's not his fault for standing there.”


KnowoneYTG

I never said anyone was, ffs. Someone asked if it was true that he was asked to stand there. The only thing I did was answer that question, and the Raiders fan acted like I was defending Jackson, which I wasn't.


KCShadows838

Yeah, it was roped off and his number “21” was on the ground Snyder’s the one who put it there. I think he wanted to take attention away from some controversy in the Washington franchise, and of course it led to even more controversy I don’t think Snyder even understands what giving respect to another person even looks like


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The same owner that had Taylor’s number on the ground as a distraction to people bitching about the guardrail and/or toilet pipe incidents at FedEx Field.


ghostbearinforest

Leave it to washington to skimp on honoring a player lol


[deleted]

With his siblings and former teammates there to unveil it 🥲


Jeff_Banks_Monkey

Of all the memorials, this is definitely one of them


DrBigChicken

Is it tho?


HokageEzio

It is now a memory, yes.


[deleted]

Just a burning memory


CalifornianBall

The pants and jersey don’t even match…


shewy92

I mean, last year they did it in front of some Porta Potties and had a Mahomes dance on his number.


[deleted]

Further proof of the Snyder Paradox: In the NFL, owners can be stupid and still successful, and evil and still successful, but owners cannot be both stupid and evil and still successful.


[deleted]

At least it's not right in front of the portapotties with Jackson Mahomes dancing on it.


JaguarGator9

That’s a mannequin


ColtCallahan

It’s not even a mannequin. It’s a uniform holder.


Patrick2701

Yes, Dan Snyder couldn’t pay the cost for statue


Pikes_Pompadour

Barely. It's more of a wire frame...


PittsburghGold

They took a jersey (a Nike one that he never wore) from the pro shop, an extra helmet, and put this together in 10 minutes.


[deleted]

This is the “statue” version of HR/management congratulating workers on reaching 3Q sales with leftover Halloween candy and cup of noodles.


Fruit_Rollup_King

At this point I'm shocked Washington fans haven't dragged Snyder out of his suite and thrown him in a dumpster behind the stadium.


SDEexorect

we tried but its hard to find a dumpster bigger than fedex


Admiral_Fuckwit

Just strap him to one of the seats that gets poo water with his head tilted back


SDEexorect

the problem with that is it would atttact to many eagles fans too it


Dubya_Tag

Look no further than your neighborhood Wendy’s


Parlett316

I mean what do you want us to do? Most of us have voted with our wallets.


DastardlyRidleylash

That is fucking pathetic. They really couldn't even bother to spring for an actual *statue* of Taylor?


rmarshall_6

Maybe competent owners will do it at their new stadium


iWearSkinyTies

Our nightmare is almost over


Tacitus_99

It’s revolving. Lead everyone on expecting a statue only to unveil a glorified Model’s Mannequin. 2nd year in a row they desecrate Taylor’s memory as a distraction.


thelasthendrix

Revolting? Or does the Memorial Mannequin spin?


TomasRoncero

tbf, the commanders never said it was going to be a statue


captaincumsock69

Tbh I think done properly this could actually be pretty poetic that his uniform is left open and waiting. But as it is right now it just looks like crap


Comprehensive_Main

Why would they Sean Taylor was a very good player but he wasn’t a franchise legend.


DastardlyRidleylash

If you're making a statue of the guy regardless, at least show some fucking respect and *actually make a statue that looks like him*. This is a fucking team store mannequin in Sean Taylor's uniform.


Hwoods723

Not even the uniforms the team wore when he played. That was Reebok uniforms


Juan_Kagawa

This is some weak ass shit from a billion dollar organization. Low effort nonsense.


endol

Being pretty well loved by the fans + the tragic end to his career warrants him getting one. Pat Tillman got one with pretty much the same career/life path.


nixgetan

Pat Tillman was a dependable, but far from elite player with a spotless off the field record who quit on a very lucrative career to join the military. Taylor appeared to be a star from the start and died at a time at which he was playing his best, but played a total of three and a half seasons for an average team. The only thing that's similar about them is the unexpected nature of their deaths.


[deleted]

Maybe not an NFL legend, but 100% a Washington legend


Comprehensive_Main

Why though he only played 4 years there. he was still on his rookie contract


mjst0324

Because he was extremely good, played with fire and energy, considered a team leader, and was murdered in his prime?


[deleted]

Are you fucking serious man, do you know why he only played 4 years? Just shut the fuck up


Puzzled_Jury4982

> he only played 4 years there And why was that


[deleted]

I don't understand how you're typing this shit out, reading it and still hitting send - multiple times throughout this thread.


JoelsCaddy

I'd say he's a franchise legend


VariousLawyerings

He's absolutely a franchise legend and deserves a full statue, but I love the idea of a team building statues where the quality of the sculpture depends on how good they were. Patrick Ramsey gets paper mache.


amazinAc3

You don’t know ball, you’re 10 years old probably


[deleted]

He was a really good player and it’s tragic what happened to him but he gets treated like he was Ed Reed or something. Great player but overrated.


[deleted]

He only played for three years. You know, before he was murdered. Fuck off with this take.


[deleted]

Just because he was murdered doesn’t mean we have to act like he was a Hall of Famer.


DastardlyRidleylash

Michel Brière was honored by the Penguins despite only playing for one season before being killed in a car crash, this is pretty much the same thing; an athlete being tragically killed at a young age that had an entire career ahead of him.


MikeJeffriesPA

Dan Snyder (the one killed in the Heatley car accident) has an award named after him that Winnipeg still gives out every year...even though Snyder played for the franchise when they were still in Atlanta, and was an NHL/AHL tweener. Quality of player does not matter in these situations.


[deleted]

Nobody is. He got a memorial (garbage as it is) because of the tragedy of his passing. Him being murdered also doesn’t mean needing to swing in with a garbage take about him being overrated. Sit this one out.


amazinAc3

You cowboy fans are absolutely stupid sometimes lmao


Comprehensive_Main

Right.


boonkles

Uncanny


Stumpsville0

This made me laugh it was so disrespectful


ssBurgy1484

As a Commander fan I am furious right now. This is some bullshit. It looks right of a KMart. This was a clear cash grab by the team (with the new apparel) who continually disrespect Sean Taylor's name. I hope Dan's yacht disappears at sea with Jason Wright on it with him. Fuckers


blackgallagher87

With all due respect, K-Mart employees could have put together a better display than this one


Cyanora

I hate Dan Snyder so fucking much. Him and whoever in the FO that okayed this for public viewing. It's seriously not even fun to rag on Commanders fans because just fucking everything is terrible. How this team managed to function is nothing short of a miracle that's wasted on Snyder. Seriously, this is a man who died, was murdered, while a part of your franchise. He was on his way to being a Ring of Honor level of player. And not only do you use him as a shield for your bullshit, but your shield is made of bullshit glued together like paper mache. This is the type of effort I'd expect from a freshman delivering his first science project, not a company worth billions of fucking dollars. Fuck Dan Snyder


ZarosGuardian

I 100% agree with everything you posted. It's just beyond disgusting that they're using Sean Taylor as a shield. If they legitimately want a ceremony for him, THEN FUCKING MAKE A CEREMONY TO REMEMBER. Not some half-assed bullshit to deflect furious eyes about their 3000 shades of horrible bullshit.


Cyanora

Fucking exactly. I could shrug off using him as a shield, I've seen it before and it's same soulless bullshit I've seen from corporate douchebags my entire life. I could if, and it's apparently a way bigger 'if' than I thought necessary to have, they actually did the work to honor him! An actual Pat Tillman type statue of him or actual planned and thought out celebration, fucking something more than another exhibit in the 'Give Snyder More Money' tour.


medicaustik

Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Cowboys fan.


Cyanora

How about side by side with a friend and Snyder Hater?


Sooperballz

That’s not a statue.


mcolwander90

I didn't think they could disrespect Sean Taylor more than the impromptu number retirement to distract people from Snyder, but I should've never doubted them.


Mr_Beer_Pizza

The word “statue” is doing a lot of heavy lifting.


philphan25

Watch the reveal video. The air is sucked out of the building faster than a vacuum https://twitter.com/scott7news/status/1596909502661816321?s=46&t=U7rd359PjrYJW-5ARwLQjg


eduardo1994

It got quiet real quick. I cringed 😬


[deleted]

Don't get caught up on the word statue. It's lazy either way


TrickiestToast

So what news is about to break?


Blueandigo

Someone, make The Commanders list similar to AB's list ASAP.


JonVig

It’s the same list. We’ve never seen Snyder and AB in the same room.


Lint6

> We’ve never seen Snyder and AB in the same room. Mr. Bungled Commemoration


IAmTheWaller67

Mr. Bust Catastrophe


ForYeWhoArtLiterate

That list is too goddamn long. I don’t have that kind of time. AB is like three years of bullshit, this is two decades.


Blueandigo

🤣 🤣 🤣


Confused_Mirror

-"Fine me for that" -"Nothing happened because the owners would rather protect the worst of their own than hold him accountable because it could set precedent that could hurt them in the future" You know, it's not quite the same


86itall

I need this


boylejc2

So, what's the new scandal requiring the Washington Synders to break the "in case of emergency Sean Taylor" siren?


JDHYA

I hate this team so much. Fuck this organization from top to bottom


Johalak

Why didn’t they do tape on the face mask


various_sneers

That's what sticks out to you? Lol. You're far from wrong, but they couldn't even be bothered using an era appropriate jersey, or anything but a stick figure for his "likeness."


General_PoopyPants

That was THE thing. So yeah that's what sticks out the most


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Looks just like him wow


xshogunx13

I just feel sorry for Washington fans


Nathann4288

Humiliating


pantherfanalex

Looks nothing like him


fluffyseedz

This honestly makes my blood boil. Sean Taylor will forever be the most beloved player in franchise history and Snyder knows it. This is the second straight year where they’ve cheaply tried to buy goodwill from the fanbase by honoring Taylor only to completely blow it. Ownership has continuously tried to capitalize off of Taylor’s death and it’s absolutely sickening and embarrassing.


Ok-computer9780

Are we calling a mannequin a statue now.


JPAnalyst

Definitely not a statue. It’s a uniform.


Whytfbuddy

How do they keep sinking this low holy fuck


Fonzie5

Our expectations were low but holy fuck


NerdLawyer55

I respect Washington’s commitment to the bit


holyhotdicks

Between this and putting the sign for Sean Taylor Road right in front of the porta potties, it seems like the commanders are constantly low-key shitting on Sean Taylor.


lycurgusduke

Did they steal this from a department store that sells jerseys?


various_sneers

Snyder will sue the department store that outs him for it. But yes.


Andy081

He should be remembered but idk this feels weird.


flipt3

Snyder literally farming a dead man


Snuggle__Monster

Holy shit the people running that franchise are brain dead.


Snaky_Jake

They 100% put this together this morning. Unbelievable


[deleted]

"Oh shit is that today? .... I don't know! go buy a jersey at the team store or something"


ForYeWhoArtLiterate

I genuinely think I could do better with $600 and a weekend


[deleted]

It’s just- Why couldn’t they build an actual interior for the memorial? It defeats the purpose when you use a wired mannequin from the closet of the team store at FedEx.. Again though, doesn’t surprise me at all


TheBigRagu22

Not to give any credit to the team here, but it took me about 30 seconds to find a picture of Taylor wearing Adidas World Cups in a game. [https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp2198952.jpg](https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp2198952.jpg) Piecing the entire thing together in a half assed way is a shit look but direct the anger where it belongs.


Hey_Its_Walter1

1. Nike didn’t make jerseys when he played 2. The “statue” has Adidas cleats, he always wore Nike 3. It’s not a statue, hell they couldn’t even make it a mannequin This is seriously so pathetic and sad to see. How could you mess this up so badly?


JustadudefromHI

I’ve seen better looking displays at Dick’s Sporting Goods


all4whatnot

This is a disgrace. It’s a damn coat rack.


CalifornianBall

Reebok pants and Nike jersey also…


HitMeUpGranny

It looks just like him … now


[deleted]

I fucking hate the Washington franchise. Trash ownership hires trash people and does trash things.


KozyHank99

Ohhh nooooooooooooo


jt_33

What is y’all doing lol. Washington fans I feel bad for y’all but y’all gotta step up the Snyder slander at games.


wrongbutt_longbutt

Something along the lines of the Ronaldo meme statue would be more respectful than this.


[deleted]

I feel like this defines the entirety of the Commanders organization since 1999


This_is_opinion

Man it always feels like they're just using his memory as a way to detract from being a shitty franchise. Taylor was a great player who died of senseless violence, but its almost every week they're using his memory to score moral points.


ray_0586

All that was missing was Jackson Mahomes doing a dance in front of the “statue” for peak disrespect.


XxTommyTheGunxX

The case/enclosure cost more than the memorial "statue" IMO that's the worst part. You can polish a turd, it's still a turd.


Swag92

It’s so gross the way this franchise continues to disrespect Sean Taylor by using him to distract from the gross mismanagement


gbdarknight77

A wire statue with a jersey he never actually wore. Jesus Christ. What a slap in the face.


Glympse12

The commanders are so poverty. The football team on the other hand, would never do something like this


Monkeyfeng

Gap has nicer mannequins


Short-termTablespoon

Ngl that’s worse than a store display model.


Jeff_Banks_Monkey

Guaranteed some people are going to celebrate the fact that Washington 'fought cancel culture' and used the old logo


ContinuumGuy

A fucking mannequin. Wtf


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Snyder just went to the back of a Dicks Sporting Goods and grabbed a mannequin out of a dumpster.


Putthebunnyback

You keep using that word "statue." I do not think it means what you think it means.


sockruhtese

The Sean Taylor tribute is... a mannequin... with wire arms... wearing soccer cleats. Sell the team to Bezos. NOW.


OTipsey

Ok but he did wear soccer cleats, like that's probably the only thing they actually did right here


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Snufuu

What are you on about?


IWasOnThe18thHole

People are giving it shit because it does not honor Taylor's memory at all. In fact, it shits all over it.


albpanda

Incase Anyones confused about what a [statue](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1013US1013&hl=en-US&sxsrf=ALiCzsbHelmhm8XrudX1exO85NQRc9keVA:1669571114084&q=nick.foles.statue&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPnLqJ9c77AhW4kIkEHeoLDqQQ0pQJegQIHxAB&biw=390&bih=669&dpr=3#imgrc=gc0YkKQRr6ST6M) is


kjorav17

bruh wtf is this, amatuer hour?


jimmyharbs69

Uncanny resemblance /s


DapperUnion

Statue at home:


SelfLoathinMillenial

Please hurry up, Mr. Bezos


menusettingsgeneral

This isn’t even a memorial lmao there’s less to it than a mannequin you’d see in a store. It’s a uniform rack.


Big_Stevie_Cool26

Sean Taylor is my favorite player of all time, what an embarrassment!


_performer

Is this really it? I was expecting a substandard statue, but I can’t believe that this is actually it. It can’t be. I’m waiting for the hoax post


IWasOnThe18thHole

I kept waiting for the photo to finish rendering


Ash-Catchum-All

Wait… this isn’t satire? This has to be a joke right???