ASHBURN, Va. — Jason Taylor wanted out of Miami, and Bill Parcells seemed only too happy to trade the “Dancing with the Stars” defensive end.
So when the Washington Redskins lost a starting lineman to a season- ending injury Sunday, a significant swap quickly got done.
The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round draft pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010 for Taylor, who is leaving the only NFL team he’s known.
The six-time Pro Bowl player — who was the 2006 NFL defensive player of the year — fell out of favor in Miami after spending his offseason on a TV show rather than working out with teammates.
The deal came about nine hours after starting defensive end Phillip Daniels was carted away from the practice field at Redskins Park with a season-ending knee injury on the first day of training camp.
It also came only about 1 1/2 hours after Redskins executive vice president Vinny Cerrato said: “We haven’t talked to anybody about anything.”
When he later announced the deal with the Dolphins, Cerrato said Taylor was expected to report to the Redskins today, when he’ll meet owner Dan Snyder and undergo a physical.
“We’re fortunate there was a guy that caliber on the market when somebody got hurt,” Cerrato said. “Normally, in most years, there’s not a guy of that caliber on the market.”
The 33-year-old Taylor has played 11 NFL seasons, all with Miami, and he started every game each of the past eight years.
Taylor had 11 sacks in 2007, giving him 117 for his career.
Footnotes.
Rookie defensive end Chris Long, the second pick in the 2008 draft, agreed to a multiyear deal with the Rams.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long was expected early this week to sign a contract that covers at least five years.
• Wide receiver DeSean Jackson and the Eagles agreed on a four-year contract.
Jackson, the second of Philadelphia’s two second-round picks, caught 162 passes for 2,423 yards and 22 TDs in 36 games at Cal.
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