Police investigating Sean Taylor's death say they haven't found evidence that would indicate the Washington Redskins safety was targeted or connected to his assailant.

Miami-Dade police director Robert Parker called it "more like a random event."

However, Taylor's childhood friend and Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle thinks otherwise:

"This was not the first incident," Rolle said. "They've been targeting him for three years now."

Rolle said many former "friends" had it in for Taylor, who was trying to build a more stable life.

"He really didn't say too much," Rolle said, "but I know he lived his life pretty much scared every day of his life when he was down in Miami because those people were targeting him. At least, he's got peace now." [...]

"They say it was a burglary. It absolutely was not a burglary," he said. "Down South, where we're from, there were many people targeting Sean, a lot of jealousy, a lot of angry people.

Rolle may have some insight on the case (or at the very least, thinks he has), as he and Taylor, whose fathers were policemen in Homestead, Fla., have lived mirroring lives since they started playing football together at age 6. They went on to become University of Miami teammates and NFL first-round draft picks. Both wore No. 21, Rolle for the Cardinals, Taylor for the Washington Redskins.
Granted the police know more about the case, but it's not hard to believe some, like Rolle, are not buying anything "random" about this shooting.

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