Miami defensive end Jason Taylor, who has been in the news lately because of speculation about his future with the Dolphins (he thinks he'll be back in 2008, but we'll believe it when we see it), begins his long-awaited stint on Dancing With The Stars tonight on ABC.
Talk about pre-game jitters.
"I'll be shaking," he says.
Taylor says he's having "a blast" learning to dance, and has been training for up to six hours daily. And if Taylor decides to keep playing this season (there has been speculation he might retire or be traded), I guarantee you he'll credit his experience with dance as helping him somehow rush the passer more effectively.
The show has featured former NFL players Emmitt Smith, who won the competition, and Jerry Rice, but Taylor is the first active player to take part in the show.
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I wonder if Bill Parcells called it a "Miami Vice" when he found out that Taylor would be on Dancing With the Stars !
Sports Illustrated used to have a little blurb in their magazine that said something like, "Signs the Appocolypse is coming"
This would be that sign.
WWABD? What would Archie Bunker do?