Fred Taylor Done in Two Years?
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
In a recent interview with Jaguars.com Fred Taylor hinted that he could retire in just two more years. “I’m going to have a better season. I’m on a mission. I’m just trying to catch Jim Brown and then we’ll close the curtains.” Taylor has rushed for 10,715 yards in his 10-year career. Brown rushed for 12,312 in nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Taylor, therefore, needs 1,598 yards to move past Brown and into eighth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. Most likely that will take him two more years, but if he continues where he left off in 2007, Fred could get 1600 yards next season.
It’s pretty scary trying to picture the Jaguars without Fred Taylor, but you can’t fault the guy for wanting to get out of the game and enjoy time with his family. “I can play as long as I want. I really believe that. But I’m not going to play as long as I want. I watch these older players walk around. I don’t want to walk around like Shack Harris. I want to enjoy my family and my kids. There’s going to be an end one day. I want to honor my contract but that would be in a perfect world. Twelve years would be ideal,” said Taylor.