Pats Scout Taylor

Ex-Jacksonville Jaguar Fred Taylor is meant to run, and he may very well be running straight into the arms of the New England Patriots in the ensuing weeks. Taylor, an exceptional running back released by the Jaguars last week, is a hot commodity on the NFL market, and he is already shopping himself out to the league, namely the Bills and the Patriots.

Taylor, an 11-year Jaguar and the team’s all-time leading rusher, was released by Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio despite expressing a desire to stay with Jacksonville, clearing the way for a new crop of running backs to stampede Florida. Fred Taylor spent much of the 2008 season in the shadow of three-year veteran Maurice Jones-Drew, and this could be part of the reason for Taylor’s dismissal from the Jags. In a statement offered last week, Taylor said, “I love Jacksonville. That’s where my heart is. That’s where I want to be, but this wasn’t my call… We offered to take a pay cut, but their decision was made. They wanted to go young was their reply.”

33-year-old Fred Taylor could revive his already-phenomenal football career in New England, just like other longtime NFL veterans like Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison have done in the last several years. Stay tuned for Patriots coverage preceding the NFL Draft!

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Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2009

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