With 139.5 sacks, active league leader Taylor is sixth on the NFL's career list. The Pennsylvania native trails only Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Kevin Greene, Chris Doleman and Michael Strahan among sack leaders.
Solid career. Good move.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7395558/report-miami-dolphins-jason-taylor-set-end-legendary-nfl-career
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Dec 28, 2011 at 6:10 AM
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Dec 28, 2011 at 7:13 AM
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Behind some seriously big names there.
Dec 28, 2011 at 7:40 AM
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6 pro-bowls and one Defensive player of the year award in 06 I believe.
HOF? Probably
HOF? Probably
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He will be back
Dec 28, 2011 at 9:03 AM
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Good guy, make great coach
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Out with the old in with the new.
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
6 pro-bowls and one Defensive player of the year award in 06 I believe.
HOF? Probably
6 isn't THAT many considering he played 15 years. I bet most Hall of Famers made the pro bowl in more than 40% of their seasons.
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM
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Originally posted by andes14:
Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
6 pro-bowls and one Defensive player of the year award in 06 I believe.
HOF? Probably
6 isn't THAT many considering he played 15 years. I bet most Hall of Famers made the pro bowl in more than 40% of their seasons.
Look at the sacks. Dent, HOF, 15 years, 4 Probowls
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM
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Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
Look at the sacks. Dent, HOF, 15 years, 4 Probowls
Ya, good call - but I'd say he's probably more of an exception than the rule. Taylor might get in, but I could see him easily not, esp. in the early years of his eligibility.
Dec 29, 2011 at 6:12 AM
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Originally posted by JMC52:
He will be back
From Pro Football talk:
Don't expect Jason Taylor to pull a Brett Favre.
Taylor, who announced his retirement on Wednesday, said that no matter who the Dolphins' coach is next year, no one is going to convince him to change his mind and keep playing — and no one could get him to play for any other team next year, either. Taylor says he knows it's time for him to walk away, period.
"Look, Sunday is my last game," Taylor said. "I am going to go ahead and walk away hopefully healthy, get through this next one, this last one, preferably win the game and sail off in the sunset for a while. I'm not going to even leave the door open for that stuff. As a matter of fact, I may change my cell phone number so they can't get me."
Dolphins fans will give Taylor a warm sendoff against the Jets, but Taylor said he thinks the game should be the focus.
"I really want to stress that this is not about me," Taylor said. "This is about this team trying to win one more ballgame. And they'll kick ole 99 out the door and move on to the next one, so I'll find something to do. Might take some time, but I'll find it."
Whatever Taylor finds, we wish him well.