Bill Parcells must have spent a lot of time on the phone Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins vice president of football operations, responding to a Yahoo! Sports report that Jason Taylor and the organization had agreed to part ways, said in March: “Taylor is going to play for the Dolphins unless he retires. And I tell you what: If we trade Jason Taylor, I’ll call you myself to tell you it’s happening. But I’m not going to have to do that because it isn’t happening. That’s how sure I am.”
Clearly, certainty turned to reconsideration as Taylor – a six-time Pro Bowler, the league’s reigning Man of the Year and 2006 defensive player of the year – was traded to the Washington Redskins on Sunday for a second-round draft pick in 2009 and sixth-rounder in 2010. The deal was logical and necessary for all parties involved.
“This move really revitalizes Jason for the end of his career,” Gary Wichard, Taylor’s agent, said Sunday.
Only a month ago, Taylor was talking about how he might retire after this season if he had to play for the Dolphins, opting instead to pursue his budding acting career. But before finalizing the deal, the Redskins asked Taylor to promise that he would play at least the final two years of his contract. He agreed, according to Wichard.
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