The Sunday Blitz
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... After separating business from football, Patriots RB Fred Taylor finds "it's easier to deal with" not retiring in Jacksonville. And he still hopes "to catch Jim Brown," who has 1041 more career yards than Taylor. Although he wants to win a championship, Taylor says that "first and foremost, I just want to learn the daggone plays."
Fred Taylor's goal: Catch Jim Brown
Extra Points —
Veteran running back Fred Taylor, who is in his first year with the Patriots after 11 seasons with the Jaguars, has one personal goal in mind as he nears the end of his career. "I've always said I wanted to catch Jim Brown," Taylor tells Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union . Taylor is 16th on the all-time rushing charts, with 11,271 yards. Brown is eighth at 12,312 yards. "Whether I do or don't, it's been great playing in the NFL for this long. When you look at the average life span, things that I've gone through throughout my career with injuries. ... I've just got to ...
Fred Taylor Targets Jim Brown
ProFootballTalk.com —
... ), former Jaguars and current Patriots tailback Fred Taylor wants to catch Brown’s career total, which has been surpassed over the years by eleven men — none of whom are named Franco Harris.“ I’ve always said I wanted to catch Jim Brown ,” Taylor said.“Whether I do or don’t, it’s been great playing in the NFL for this long. When you look at the average life span, things that I’ve gone through throughout my career with injuries. . . . I’ve just got to keep moving forward. Whatever I end with, I’ll take it.” Taylor has 11,271 yards in eleven NFL seasons, playing in 140 total ...
Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 5/25/09
Pats Pulpit —
... a hip, desirable destination.
LONG SHOTS
Mike Sando (ESPN) Revisiting the 49ers-Patriots draft swap.
Tim Graham (ESPN) Here's a rundown of all the quarterbacks each AFC East team will face this year in the order that they'll meet them.
Michael Lombardi (Nat'l Football Post) The Oakland-New England trade talks surrounding Derrick Burgess.
Vito Stellino (Florida Times-Union) Fred Taylor taking different training route for Patriots.
Don Coble (Florida ...
Monday Weekend News Roundup for May 25
UsTailgate —
... thinks Anquan Boldin will come back to the Cardinals. “I feel pretty good he’s going to be with us,” Warner said. “The real question is, is he going to be happy? Are they going to be able to work something out, even in the short term, so he comes back and is excited about football.” Warner said he’s trying to tell the organization how important Boldin is to the team. “There’s no question Larry [Fitzgerald] is a better player because Anquan is there,” Warner said. Patriots RB Fred Taylor skipped some of the “voluntary” organized team activities the last two years with the ...
Reading the coverage: Discipline keys Brown
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... topics John Oehser ponders is how the offensive line's embarrassment over last year's performance will spur a big comeback. The top five issues still facing the Colts, from Oehser. Jim Caldwell talked to Marc Correnti. We found the link via Indyfootballreport.com. Jacksonville Jaguars The offense got a makeover, the defense gets a do-over, writes Vito Stellino. Fred Taylor is taking a different training approach as a Patriot, says Stellino. A look at ...
