After playing in Miami for the first 11 seasons of his career, Taylor was traded to the Washington Redskins last year. In Washington, Taylor’s performance fell off — totaling a career-low 29 tackles and a career-low 3.5 sacks. After he decided not to attend workouts in Washington, the Redskins decided to cut him.

While with the Dolphins, Taylor had a very successful run. From 2000 to 2007, Taylor had at least 8.5 sacks in each season. In 2002 he had 18.5 sacks, 14.5 sacks in 200 and 13.5 sacks in 2006. Back in Miami, the 34-year-old may have a few more sacks left in his 6-foot-6, 244-pound frame.

Said Taylor in a written statement: “My heart has always been in Miami and so I’m truly excited to call myself a Dolphin once again. I was presented with a number of different opportunities, but in the end the combination of this being the best situation for my family, my love for this community and my tremendous loyalty to a great organization made this an easy decision.”

Jason Taylor (Image: Zuma Press)

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But as Frank Coffey and the Goodfellas at eTrueSports discovered, it doesn’t end there:

“A Double Lutz in a runback?” says Parcells. “That’s got TD written all over it.”

Miami – “We have a zero tolerance policy for losers,” said Bill Parcells, Miami Dolphins vp of football operations, in announcing that Jason Taylor, a second place finisher on Dancing With The Stars, would not return to the Dolphins.

Then came a bigger bombshell. Miami has signed Kristi Yamaguchi, Dancing’s first place winner, to run back punts and kickoffs. If she makes the opening day roster, Yamaguchi will be the first female Olympic figure skater to play in a regular season NFL game.

“This league has never seen a double lutz in a runback,” said Parcells, “its gonna put Kristi in the end zone a lot.”

In 2000 Tonya Harding appeared in two pre-season games as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, before failing a mandatory IQ test.

A bitter Taylor accused Bill Parcells of letting personal “preferences” influence his football decisions. “He spends a lot of time hanging around skating rinks, that’s all I’m gonna say,” said Taylor.

In the past, Parcells has been linked with former Olympians Peggy Fleming and, more recently, Nancy Kerrigan, who he once signed to a ten-day contract as a wide receiver during his tenure as New England Patriot coach and general manager.

“Kristi’s tough but sweet too,” said an unconcerned Parcells, “Jason Taylor is neither.”

About Kerrigan, Parcells said: “It turned out Nance couldn’t catch, but she was a fun girl to be around.”

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