Posts Tagged ‘fred taylor’

Running Back Fred Taylor to Join the Jaguars and Announce Retirement

He will go down as one of the great running backs of this era, and tomorrow, he will walk away as a member of the team that drafted him. The Jaguars will ceremonially sign former running back Fred Taylor tomorrow so he can retire as a member of the Cats. Jacksonville will begin making cuts [...]

Gridiron Gab Preview Week Seven – New England at San Diego

By Patriots Gab Columnist Chris Willson The matchup this Sunday where the Patriots travel to San Diego to face the chargers should be a close one. Although we would all like to see big-win games such as the Cincinnati game or the Miami game, the Chargers have a lot of things going for them this [...]

Falcons First Half Thoughts From Thursday’s Preseason Game vs New England

* First drive was a huge success. 10 plays that the offense seemed to run on all cylinders. Issue is, they had to settle for a field goal. Good news though is Matt Bryant nailed it from 46 yards, giving the team an early 3-0 lead. * Defense gave it right back, which was a [...]

Patriots RB Taylor Sprains Left Wrist Working Out

There was a lot of excitement when the Pats were able to ink running back Fred Taylor this past offseason, but there’s also a lot of warranted concern about his injury history, which has reared his ugly head again. The Boston Globe reports that Taylor has already suffered an injury, a sprained wrist. The injury [...]

Patriots Start Free Agency Signing Baker and Taylor

The Patriots have had a busy first day in free agency, as the team has reportedly come to terms with two name players – running back Fred Taylor and tight end Chris Baker. Baker lost his starting job with the New York Jets last season due to the emergence of rookie Dustin Keller, and was [...]

Patriots with Interest in Former Jaguars RB Fred Taylor

The Pats may be in the hunt for veteran RB Fred Taylor. Today’s Boston Globe reports that the team has an interest in Taylor, who was released this past week by the Jags after 11 seasons and being their all-time leading rusher. Here is the story from today’s Boston Globe about Taylor and the Pats [...]

Taylor to Get Looks From Plenty of Teams, Like Chicago

Fred Taylor is now a free man, and there are a number of teams that are going to take a look at him as a possible complement to their current running back situation. The Chicago Tribune says that the Bears should look at Taylor, as he would be a good fit to go along with [...]

Jaguars Dump Veteran RB Fred Taylor

The Jaguars makeover of their roster continued on Monday, as the team released running back Fred Taylor. He was set to make about $6 million next season, and there have been plenty of talk about dumping the 11-year veteran. Taylor was probably going to be the 2nd option for the Jags in 2009 behind Maurice [...]