According to CBSSports.com, the Dolphins have turned their attention to shopping defensive end Jason Taylor after signing Jake Long to a contract.
Two clubs whom the Dolphins contacted confirmed Tuesday that Miami is shopping Taylor, looking for a mid-to-low first-round draft pick in return.
While that’s not surprising it does contradict statements made by team vice president of football operations Bill Parcells, who insisted last month that Taylor would not be dealt.
“The only way Jason Taylor doesn’t play for the Dolphins in 2008,” Parcells said last month, “is if he retires. The team is not going to trade him.”
And maybe that’s true. But Miami is reaching out to others to gauge interest in the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. According to someone close to the situation, that’s consistent with Parcells’ approach to building football teams.
Kind of interesting that the Dolphins committed to Long and now a day later are ready to ship Taylor out of town. One would have thought that they would only try to trade Taylor after deciding on which defensive end (either Chris Long or Vernon Gholston) would replace him at defensive end. It’ll be interesting to see if any teams bite on the 33-year old Taylor.
