TIDBIT: Dolphins, Taylor could soon be forced into a decision
By Adam Schefter | NFL Network
Dancing with the Stars is over, but the Jason Taylor reality show is just beginning.
In the next week, the Dolphins and Taylor get to run an option play, with each having multiple choices to make.
The pressure point is the three-day mandatory minicamp that starts Friday June 6. The Dolphins already have said Taylor will not be attending, but declined to make clear whether that was their choice or the player’s.
If it was Taylor’s, he would subject to an $8,638 fine for each day of minicamp he missed. The fines would increase in training camp to $15,116 per day.
But if Taylor opts to show up for Friday’s minicamp, it would force an unwelcome showdown that could lead Miami to bar one of its all-time franchise greats from the Dolphins training facility the way the Titans once did with quarterback Steve McNair.
In the coming days, each side has a choice to make. Yet before it even reaches that point, the Dolphins could step up efforts to trade Taylor –- wiping out the aforementioned scenarios.
Then the options would be where Taylor would land. At this point, at least five teams have shown a varying degree of interest. They are: (New Orleans, Philly, Tampa Bay, San Diego, and ...)
TIDBIT» Dallas –- Of all the potential landing spots, none is more intriguing than Dallas. It is a longshot, granted, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never can be ruled out. The Cowboys have debated the merits of trading for Taylor and they already hold additional draft picks in 2009 -– Cleveland’s in the third round, Detroit’s in the fourth. Dallas could decide to package picks and/or a disgruntled player such as defensive end Greg Ellis or safety Roy Williams that former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells knows well. Dallas knows its loaded at defensive end now with Ellis, DeMarcus Ware and last year’s first-round pick, Anthony Spencer. But Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never bypasses big-name, talented players such as Taylor. He has thought about the possibility of Taylor in Dallas and, despite the long odds, could wind up taking action.
Dancing with the Stars is over, but the Jason Taylor reality show is just beginning.
In the next week, the Dolphins and Taylor get to run an option play, with each having multiple choices to make.
The pressure point is the three-day mandatory minicamp that starts Friday June 6. The Dolphins already have said Taylor will not be attending, but declined to make clear whether that was their choice or the player’s.
If it was Taylor’s, he would subject to an $8,638 fine for each day of minicamp he missed. The fines would increase in training camp to $15,116 per day.
But if Taylor opts to show up for Friday’s minicamp, it would force an unwelcome showdown that could lead Miami to bar one of its all-time franchise greats from the Dolphins training facility the way the Titans once did with quarterback Steve McNair.
In the coming days, each side has a choice to make. Yet before it even reaches that point, the Dolphins could step up efforts to trade Taylor –- wiping out the aforementioned scenarios.
Then the options would be where Taylor would land. At this point, at least five teams have shown a varying degree of interest. They are: (New Orleans, Philly, Tampa Bay, San Diego, and ...)
TIDBIT» Dallas –- Of all the potential landing spots, none is more intriguing than Dallas. It is a longshot, granted, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never can be ruled out. The Cowboys have debated the merits of trading for Taylor and they already hold additional draft picks in 2009 -– Cleveland’s in the third round, Detroit’s in the fourth. Dallas could decide to package picks and/or a disgruntled player such as defensive end Greg Ellis or safety Roy Williams that former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells knows well. Dallas knows its loaded at defensive end now with Ellis, DeMarcus Ware and last year’s first-round pick, Anthony Spencer. But Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never bypasses big-name, talented players such as Taylor. He has thought about the possibility of Taylor in Dallas and, despite the long odds, could wind up taking action.
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