Living Scared – A year after Sean Taylor’s murder, NFL players still live in fear.

Living Scared – A year after Sean Taylor’s murder, NFL players still live in fear.

First comes the gate, a heavy metal barrier that halts visitors’ cars about 100 feet from Clinton Portis’ waterfront condo in Miami. It’s manned by a security guard who reaches out from behind thick glass to check the ID of each driver and passenger, while high-tech cameras snap pictures of their faces and license plates, before allowing them to pass. The immaculately groomed grounds of cobblestone and palm trees are fortified with well-disguised cameras by the front door, the loading dock, the concierge desk and the private guest elevator. After navigating past those, plus a metal door secured with a dead bolt and a wall-mounted computerized alarm system, guests are finally allowed entry into Portis’ sanctuary in the sky.

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11/19/08