OTA video: Fred Taylor
(All this week we'll be featuring video from today's OTA (organized team activity) at Gillette Stadium. Up first: RB Fred Taylor).
How much tread is left on Fred Taylor's tires?
"I can't put a number on it," said Taylor, the 12th-year running back who signed a two-year, $5 million deal to join the Patriots in February after 11 seasons and 11,271 yards in Jacksonville.
"But I've always said I'll run until the wheels fall off. Drive this car, get rotations, you're going to keep pushing, because if those tires come off you're in trouble. I'm going to keep going forward."
Taylor is one of the few veteran players participating at the Patriots' first OTA (organized team activity) this week at Gillette Stadium. Wednesday's practice concluded the first of five voluntary sessions over a four-week span.
Wearing the No. 21 jersey, Taylor deemed himself in perfect health (saying a recent report about a wrist injury sustained while working out had never been an issue and had simply been blown out of proportion) and said the key for him was simply learning the playbook and getting acclimated to his new surroundings.
"I want to learn the playbook so I don't have to hesitate," said Taylor. "I don't want to feel like a rookie out there. So I listen, I've always been coachable. Whatever I gotta do, I gotta do it. But it starts with learning the playbook."
Taylor also mentioned how, each day when he worked out in South Florida, he wore a new piece of Patriots gear and others began teasing him about how it seemed he'd been a part of the team for a long time.
For more from Taylor, check out the video at the top of this entry.
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Been a big fan since your days at UF.. Hope your illustrious career travels over to New England..
Fred, you're turning me into a Pats fan; I admire their intelligence and evaluation capabilities evidenced by the fact that they signed you. You're a class act, and will always be my favorite pro football player, at least to this point (age 59) in my life. I'll always be a Jacksonville Jaguars fan. Regardless, I want you to show the entire NFL, including the Jaguars, what Fred Taylor can do with the right team. You're a class act, Fred. I pray for your happiness, health and continued success.
Fred is one of the greatest RBs of all time and him playing in NE will give the world a chance to see what us here in Jax have been watching for over a decade now. Good luck Freddy T! Watch out Jim Brown, Fred is coming for you!
The Patriots got the wrong Taylor. They should have got Jason Taylor.
[Singing at the 4 comments above] "One of these things is not like the other..."
I like that three UF/Jax fans just wanted top show Taylor their appreciation. Then a whiny homer who knows better than Belichick has to go and ruin it
I hope Fred can get a ring up there in New England. He deserves it for all the hard work and dedication he's given to the Jaguars his entire career. Good luck, Fred.
Good Luck Freddie. (at least all the games except for Dec. 27 ;) ( lol) We loved you at Jax, and we know you still have some tread left. Sorry to see you go.
Fred Taylor will show the jags they made a mistake letting him go, but I have to say Jones-Drew should have a monster year this year having the load to carry all alone. Fred will get the ring he deserves this year for sure. I think the Pats have something to prove again this year. I have been a huge fan of yours Fred since UF days. I even rooted for the Gators, who I hated being a Huskers fan, just because of the way you ran the ball.
Good Luck!!!!!
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