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Jury convicts Eric Rivera Jr. in 2007 murder of Redskins' Sean Taylor

A Miami jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Eric Rivera Jr., the man accused of murdering Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor in a 2007 botched burglary.

Rivera faces life in prison.

Rivera confessed to police, but later testified that his statement was coerced and that he was not responsible for Taylor's death.

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