Bryan Manning
August 25, 2024 1:16 am ET
Remember when the Washington Football Team was supposed to build a statue outside the former FedEx Field to honor the late, great Sean Taylor?
Washington did deliver in honoring Taylor. However, the Commanders constructed what looked like a mannequin instead of a statue. Fans weren’t happy, and the media criticized the organization. Even when the organization tried to do something honorable, things didn’t go as planned.
On Saturday, there was some excellent news regarding Taylor and the statue. In a message on Washington’s X page, Taylor’s daughter, Jackie, revealed the team planned on building the legendary safety an actual statue.
A message from Jackie Taylor pic.twitter.com/4AVqyf5h9n
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) August 24, 2024
The Commanders were praised across social media for the move. We look at how Twitter reacted to the news of a real Taylor statue coming and the removal of the former memorial.
'A good statue'
W! finally getting a good statue.
— 𝒆𝒍𝒊… (@CMNDERS) August 24, 2024
Commanders finally get it right
4th times a charm!!! pic.twitter.com/4v5eAJfTvq
— MadHatterCommander 🎩🐷 (@MadHatter_LJ) August 24, 2024
Tweet of the day
damn what was wrong with the other one?
— dav (@day_vid2) August 24, 2024
This would be epic
It’s gotta be him in the pose of his iconic touchdown vs the eagles :’) pic.twitter.com/TydfmPtb8v
— Kota (@BadKidKota) August 24, 2024
This is a fact
I’m all for the Sean Taylor statue. I also think if ST21 has a statue then there’s a couple others that should have one as well.
— Dan (@YesIamAPirate) August 24, 2024
A popular sentiment
Thank you for owning up to the previous mistake.
— Tim Holt (@TimmayHolt) August 25, 2024
I still cant believe they put this out pic.twitter.com/OHjgMn567u
— Official Ohio State DG (@DylanEveryday) August 24, 2024
Are they returning the mannequin back to Dick's Sporting Goods?
— Donnie 'RightSide' Seymour (@RightSideVP) August 24, 2024
Jason Wright was responsible in this instance
Idiots be like: But Jason Wright did a good job!
— Ben Esherick (@benesherick) August 24, 2024
Rachel Nichols
Sean Taylor is finally gonna get the statue he deserves (and they’re getting rid of that paltry original, well, whatever you want to call it). Big 🙌🏼 to Josh Harris, Magic Johnson and the @Commanders for doing the right thing by someone who always tried to do right by everyone he… https://t.co/UZdTaZtk3I
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) August 24, 2024
Al Galdi
Bravo to the Josh Harris group for removing the Sean Taylor installation and now working with his family on a proper statue. That wire mannequin was an embarrassment. Dan Snyder and Jason Wright whiffing on honoring Sean not once but twice was inexcusable.
— Al Galdi (@AlGaldi) August 24, 2024
These reactions tell the story
They knew it was ass right away pic.twitter.com/c2X5zGmJku
— BigRobEnergy ⚡️ (@BigRobEnergy) August 25, 2024
Just keep Jackson Mahomes and Dan Snyder away from it
— RGF (@rgfray1) August 25, 2024
Josh Harris has done miracles on me
THANK YOU FOR RESPECTING SEAN TAYLOR https://t.co/JpU2jvET7j
— Billy Tinkle (@BillyTinkleNuts) August 24, 2024
Which pose you choosing for the Sean Taylor statue?#RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/2WJ747oEMu
— Bleeding Burgundy & Gold (@BleedinBnG) August 25, 2024
NEW: The Washington Commanders will honor Sean Taylor with a new statue. You may remember in 2022, when Dan Snyder still owned the team, they unveiled a memorial for Taylor that was heavily criticized. It looked more like a wire mannequin than a memorial for a beloved player. https://t.co/bKP5gFfYdY
— Mauricio Casillas (@MauricioNBC4) August 24, 2024
Love to see The Commanders honoring Sean Taylor this way! No one better to present this message than his daughter ❤️ https://t.co/enKiGmXKkH
— Eric J. (@ecjaxson) August 24, 2024
Andy Pollin
More cleanup of the @whoisjwright mess https://t.co/0wat0Gj0Ic
— Andy Pollin (@andypollin1) August 24, 2024
One more Jason Wright failure to fix https://t.co/v6nrNz44Q1 pic.twitter.com/a3v8ZIL1C3
— Washington Redskins (@WASHREDSKlNS) August 24, 2024
This is the biggest🖕to Dan Snyder and @whoisjwright since Josh Harris took over. Good riddance to both of them. Dan is responsible for 99% of this mess but that statue and the team rebrand falls on Jason Wright as well. He was bad at his job.
Undeniable now. https://t.co/dpsatn1WHZ
— TheVoiceofDC (@IwasDanSnyder) August 24, 2024
Well, one of Jason Wright’s gaffes is about ready to get fixed. Go ahead and recycle the coat hangers. https://t.co/f2xaLflUXf
— Bobby Gould (@Smith4Gm) August 24, 2024
Jason Wright stench slowly dissipating https://t.co/YSAVBFrTW9
— Andrew Zell (@AZell1986) August 24, 2024
There are fans that defend Jason Wright to this day lol https://t.co/THybd4I5vR
— Kakorot (@LogoMelendez) August 24, 2024
