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It's time to give Fred Taylor his due

By David Fleming
Page 2

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Floating over turquoise water of the tropics, the hum of the airplane engines left Fred Taylor alone with his thoughts, leaning toward the window like a child, watching and waiting. When the lush, green island of Oahu finally appeared, after 10 years, 127 games and more than 10,000 rushing yards, the Jacksonville running back exhaled a bit, leaned back into his seat and shut his eyes. "I said a silent prayer to myself," recalls Taylor. "I said, 'God, it's been a long, long time and a hard, hard ...

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