voices.washingtonpost.com - 8/24/2008
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Jim Zorn has confirmed that an MRI Sunday showed that Jason Taylor suffered only a sprained knee Saturday night in Charlotte. Jason Reid reports that Taylor, whose knee was hit in a pileup in the second quarter of the Redskins' 47-3 loss, will be out 10 days to two weeks and, Zorn said, the team will proceed cautiously with him. That means that whether he is ready for the opener isn't certain yet. Zorn would...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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Preseason Body Count Rising
The Sporting Blog —
... . MRI results on his sprained knee came in this morning, and Taylor will be out up to two weeks ... which means opening night looks like a possible no-go. ...
Jason Taylor will return, is needed something awful
Hogs Haven —
... or Mr. Irrelevant.
As bad as the game was, the injury to Jason Taylor was the pits. Having already lost our starting defensive end we ditched a 2nd and 6th rounder to get Taylor. It crossed my mind that maybe that whole deal wasn't going to play out in the manner I'd hoped and that maybe defensive end for the Washington Redskins would be the next featured profession after Deadliest Catch. 'Cause it's dangerous, mang.
Mercifully comes the good news, via Redskins Insider:
Jason Reid reports that Taylor, whose knee was hit in a ...
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