Big Tuna Snubbed Taylor During “Dancing” Break

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TUNA DISSED TAYLOR
Published 4/29/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
The South Florida soap opera is getting good. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald ( via Sports By Brooks ) reports that Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor recently was visiting with teammates at the facility, where they have been working out in preparation for the 2008 season without Taylor, who is participating in ABC’s Dancing with the Stars . Taylor thereafter decided to drop in on V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells.  Writes Salguero:  “Taylor walked into a room where Parcells was watching tape, and Parcells ignored him.  ...

Bill Parcells does not respect a good pasa doble
Published 4/29/2008 at Shutdown Corner
... research for this post, I learned that "pasa doble," literally translated, means "dance where Jason Taylor gets to snuggle up on a fine lady." I loved his choice of the "Monday Night Football" theme. Since the Dolphins don't appear to be trading him, it's the only time he'll be hearing it this year. Anyway, in more relevant Jason Taylor news, the Miami Herald (via Sports by Brooks) says that things between Taylor and Bill Parcells are a bit frosty ...

Ricky’s Surprised Parcells Kept Him
Published 5/16/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... And so am I. Remember the tough time Parcells was giving Jason Taylor, according to reports? We were told that when Taylor took his break from Dancing with the Stars, he went to Miami to check in on the team. Parcells supposedly gave him the cold shoulder, just because Taylor’s more interested in his dance career than his football career. I guess Billy Boy is more amenable to his players’ involvement in horticulture instead. From ...