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Jason Taylor can still dance. Can he still play defensive end?
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It is official. The Miami Dolphins have sent Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins.
The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010 for Taylor.
The six-time Pro Bowl defensive end — who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year — fell out of favor in Miami after spending his offseason on the TV show “Dancing With the Stars” rather than …read more

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Hey, it is a true story. Dan Campbell plays TE for the Detroit Lions and has had three surgeries on his elbow.
It had been his Achilles’ heel. Twice he had surgery. Twice he tried to come back early. Both times he had trouble.
Now the elbow has an actual Achilles tendon in it.
Campbell had surgery a third time Sept. 21. An elbow specialist reattached the triceps tendon — what was left of it, anyway. Then he reinforced it with an Achilles tendon from a cadaver.
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If you could draft any player in any sport in the NFL Draft, who would it be?
That is the way Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports goes at it.
In that case, the Big Tuna would take Tom Brady.
The Rams would take Peyton Manning and Atlanta would take Carson Palmer.
But enough about easy picks. How about the Lions? Remember it would be Matt Millen picking.
15. Detroit Lions – Larry Fitzgerald, WR. Matt Millen can’t help himself. Just as he must habitually hire coaches with “M” names, the Detroit president is inextricably …read more

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The hot rumor revolves around the Raiders at pick number 4.
At a time when many league observers believe that the Oakland Raiders won’t be able to resist the 4.33 speed of running back Darren McFadden with the fourth overall pick in the draft, a league source tells us that there are “strong indications” that the Raiders will select Ohio State linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston according to Profootballtalk.com
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Vernon Gholston to the Raiders?
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Still McFadden is hard to resist. Gholston would be …read more

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Jason Taylor is on Dancing with the Stars and doing quite good.
Jason Taylor nailed it again Monday night on “Dancing With The Stars,” impressing the judges with his passable rendition of The Jive, a swing dance originated among African-Americans in the 1940s. He and partner Edyta Sliwinska received a score of 23 from the three judges, one of whom expressed amazement that someone as tall as the 6-foot-6 Taylor can move the way he does.
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Meanwhile, for a host of reasons, the NFL has barely taken notice. One would think a …read more

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Jessica Simpson was spotted everywhere!
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What kind of year was 2008 in the NFL?
New England came within one game of winning all of their games, going undefeated, and yet we booed.
Tom Brady broke the season record for touchdown passes a couple of years after we said Peyton Manning’s record would never be broken.
Randy Moss broke Jerry Rice’s single season touchdown record and we cried, but you knew it would have to be an athlete like Moss.
The New York Giants won it all …read more

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Santa has revealed some of his Christmas gifts.
For the Patriots – a victory against the Giants to go undefeated.
For the Colts – another commercial opportunity for Peyton Manning.
For the Packers – one more shot at a ring for Brett Favre.
For the Raiders – the beginnng of the JaMarcus Russell era.
For the Chargers – a clear shot at the rushing title for LaDainian Tomlinson.
For the Lions – the most victories in one season under Matt Millen with 7 and a shot at a .500 season (one incredible gift).
For the Cowboys – …read more

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No, this is not about some strange biogenetic experiment. This is about football in the NFL.
Bill Parcells, also known at the Big Tuna, just turned down the job to be lead of operations for the lowly Atlanta Falcons and moved on to discussions with Miami.
Bill Parcells has decided to become lead of football operations for the lowly Miami Dolphins.
On Wednesday, the Miami Dolphins and owner Wayne Huizenga apparently became the latest to employ Parcells in hopes of revitalizing the franchise, giving him a four-year deal to head the team’s …read more