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TAYLOR TO APPEAR ON DANCING WITH THE STARS
Posted by Mike Florio on February 19, 2008, 6:44 a.m.
Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor has yet to retire from the NFL. But he’s apparently laying the foundation for a post-football career in show business by appearing on the next edition of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Other celebrities who’ll appear on the show include Marlee Matlin, Penn Jillette, Kristi Yamaguchi, Monica Seles, Mario, Adam Carolla, and Steve Guttenberg. (We didn’t know that Guttenberg was still alive.)
The show will air from March through May. One contestant is eliminated each week. But if Taylor performs like other football players who have appeared on the show in the past (Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith), Taylor will be there for a while.
Taylor, however, is the first active NFL player to appear on the show, which could affect his preparations for the 2008 season.
And that means he’ll likely be absent from offseason workouts and the first wave of so-called Organized Team Activities. There also will likely be at least one mandatory minicamp during that period of time as well.
Though it’s entirely possible that Taylor is doing this with the blessing of new Dolphins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells, this clearly isn’t the kind of stuff that the Tuna wants to see one of his players doing, and it increases (in our view) the likelihood that Taylor will be traded or released.
Taylor is signed through 2009 at base salaries of $7.5 million this year, and $8 million next year. He toyed with retirement after the 2006 season, but opted to return.
Posted by Mike Florio on February 19, 2008, 6:44 a.m.
Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor has yet to retire from the NFL. But he’s apparently laying the foundation for a post-football career in show business by appearing on the next edition of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Other celebrities who’ll appear on the show include Marlee Matlin, Penn Jillette, Kristi Yamaguchi, Monica Seles, Mario, Adam Carolla, and Steve Guttenberg. (We didn’t know that Guttenberg was still alive.)
The show will air from March through May. One contestant is eliminated each week. But if Taylor performs like other football players who have appeared on the show in the past (Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith), Taylor will be there for a while.
Taylor, however, is the first active NFL player to appear on the show, which could affect his preparations for the 2008 season.
And that means he’ll likely be absent from offseason workouts and the first wave of so-called Organized Team Activities. There also will likely be at least one mandatory minicamp during that period of time as well.
Though it’s entirely possible that Taylor is doing this with the blessing of new Dolphins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells, this clearly isn’t the kind of stuff that the Tuna wants to see one of his players doing, and it increases (in our view) the likelihood that Taylor will be traded or released.
Taylor is signed through 2009 at base salaries of $7.5 million this year, and $8 million next year. He toyed with retirement after the 2006 season, but opted to return.
