Moss Teammate Taylor in Critical Condition

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was in critical condition after he was shot at his Florida home Monday, police said.

Taylor

Miami-Dade County police officers were dispatched to Taylor’s home at about 1:45 a.m. and found him shot. He was then airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said. He didn’t know where on Taylor’s body he was shot.

The Miami Herald reported paramedics found Taylor with a gunshot wound to the groin. A family friend who did not want to be identified told ABC-TV 10 in Miami that Taylor was shot twice.

A brief statement from the Redskins said Taylor was undergoing treatment at the Miami hospital and that police were investigating. His family has asked that no information about his condition be released at this point, said hospital spokeswoman Lorraine Nelson.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Taylor family.

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If the Shoe Fits

Fitted with an altered pair of cleats to cushion his bruised right heel, Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss practiced yesterday for the first time in two weeks and is listed as probable for tomorrow’s game against Dallas.

Moss participated in full drills after team trainers modified one of his cleats to provide better comfort. They cut out the heel area and inserted a plastic cup to add extra padding, then taped it together. The alterations enabled the team’s top receiver to test his heel while the Redskins (5-4) completed preparations to face the NFC East-leading Cowboys (8-1) in Irving, Tex.

Source: Washington Post

Moss May Miss Game with Heel Injury

The Washington Redskins could be without as many as eight starters in tomorrow’s critical NFC East game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Receiver Santana Moss missed a third straight practice yesterday because of a bruised heel and will be a game-time decision. That’s also the case for defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin, who played just two snaps last week against the New York Jets. Griffin said his ailing back still bothered him during yesterday’s practice.

“A lot of stuff has been going on, but what can you do about it?” said Moss, who missed the Detroit game with an ailing groin and then hurt his hamstring at Green Bay. “The heel is something that you need to run on and if it’s not feeling right, you can’t go. I can’t get mad about it. I gotta see how I feel on Sunday and go from there.”

Full Story: Moss and Griffin unsure of Sunday - [Washington Times]

Moss to Face Team that Traded Him Away

The paths of wide receivers Laveranues Coles and Santana Moss again will intersect Sunday when the Washington Redskins play the New York Jets at the Meadowlands.

Coles will welcome the team he played for from 2003 to 2004, while Moss will return to the place he called home from 2001 to 2004.

Moss said he doesn’t pay attention to how Coles is doing.

“It’s what Santana can do to help this team,” Moss said. “Nothing else matters to me. We hung out at times, but … we don’t call each other on a day-to-day basis.”

Full Story: Swapped wideouts reunite Sunday - [Washington Times]