Amid tragedy, NFL players must go on

0 Comments | USA TODAY, November, 2007 | by Gary Mihoces

ASHBURN, Va. -- Grieving the shooting death of teammate Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins begin preparation today for two games in a span of five days. Coach Joe Gibbs and his players make no claim to having an emotional game plan for returning to work while awaiting a funeral.

"How we deal with this, I don't know. This will be something nobody can be prepared for," Gibbs said Tuesday at the team complex, where black bunting was draped over the "Washington Redskins" sign at the front entrance.

"We'll just take it one hour at a time. We go forward and see what we can do."

Taylor, 24, died early Tuesday at a Miami hospital, a day after being shot at his home in what police are investigating as a possible robbery attempt.

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