With third round draft pick Tyrone McKenzie out even before the 2009 football season starts, the New England Patriots are still searching out replacements to cover the team’s open linebacker spot that was left wide open when LB Mike Vrabel was shipped out of New England along with Matt Cassel in the opening week of the free agency. While rumors are still rising as to whether or not Carolina DE Julius Peppers will be making his way to New England, there’s still one hot prospect who hasn’t been signed yet: Jason Taylor.
Taylor has been in contact with the Patriots over the last several weeks and months (ever since his split with the Redskins earlier this offseason,) and it seems as if this is one deal that will, in fact, go through. It’s been speculated that Taylor would return to the Miami Dolphins, but with the Dolphins making no further inquiries for him, Taylor could end up in New England very soon. Jason Taylor has been rumored to be making the trip to New England in the next couple weeks, so look for him as the Patriots’ newest outside linebacker.
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