A day after a report saying Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor would not return to Miami for the 2008 NFL season, Dolphins front office boss Bill Parcells disputed the report. "This latest report is just another example of journalistic irresponsibility," Parcells told ESPN's Chris Mortensen, referring to a Yahoo! Sports report that Taylor and the Dolphins have agreed that he will leave the team before the NFL draft.
According to Parcells, the only way Taylor won't be in Miami next year is if he chooses to retire.
It's a bit surprising that Parcells is so adamant that Taylor will be back, considering that Parcells has been doing all he can to make the team younger, and that Taylor will turn 34 before the 2008 season starts. But apparently Parcells believes Taylor still has gas left in the tank -- or maybe, Parcells wants the rest of the league to think he believes Taylor still has gas left in the tank, so that he'll have a better bargaining position as he tries to trade Taylor.
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3-02-2008 @ 11:55AM
aaorn W said...
As a Fin's fan since 1983 I hope IF Taylor leaves that we get some big draft picks for him.
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3-02-2008 @ 12:47PM
ken said...
that is just Parcells trying to hype up Taylor to get some better draft picks if that was not the case his good buddy and brother in-law would not be in Dallas at this time Parcells always plays games with players the press and teams he retired how many times in the past 14or 15 years now
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3-02-2008 @ 1:24PM
curlsrmine said...
I love Taylor! I hope we don't let him go to another team, because he too great of a player to lose.
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3-02-2008 @ 4:33PM
jim said...
sorry can't dig it until next season is over with
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3-02-2008 @ 4:59PM
PM77JC said...
Bahhh Hahahahahahahahahha
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3-02-2008 @ 6:40PM
mark said...
Is Parcells still with Dolphins ? I thought he might have left by now for another opportunity......
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3-03-2008 @ 3:37AM
Pete Denis said...
I hope Jason Taylor doesn't go anywhere. I hope the Dolphins draft Howie Long's kid. And I hope the DOLPHINS find a quarterback. It isn't Boston Collage's Ryan!! And now it's not CHET LEMON EITHER!!!
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3-03-2008 @ 3:16PM
PM77JC said...
The Cowboys won 13 games sans the the Fat Tuna. This cat could not care less about his players. The perfect example is, was and always will be "Lawrence Taylor". Parcells was and enabler all in the name of winning. LT was a disgrace to the NFL while being it's greatest player. He had to be taken from crack houses on Sunday to the game. His manic, unyielding behaviour on the field was fueled by the Devil's Dandruff. And The Big Tuna turned a blind eye to it ! Was LT the G.O.A.T. ... I think not ...Bob Lilly, Ronnie Lott, Willie Linear, Ray Nietzsche, Dick Butkus and a dozen other players were just as good as a player and twice the man ! The Big Tuna is not the answer just a big part of the problem. Dig it !
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