Fred Taylor Extends AFC East Trip, Will Visit New England

Free agent running back Fred Taylor met with the Buffalo Bills yesterday morning and told reporters he was headed for New England to visit with the Patriots. It isn't known when this meeting will take place but is expected to be today.

It appears the two AFC East rivals are the only teams bidding for the services of the Pro Bowl back, who was released by Jacksonville last week. Taylor's relationship with Buffalo's head coach Dick Jauron, who was previously on the Jaguars staff, may give Buffalo the advantage.

“I just want to put everything on the table, get back with my agent (Drew) Rosenhaus and just see. At my age, it has to be a fit,” Taylor said in Buffalo, when asked about his free agent tour. “It has to be that right fit from an offensive standpoint, as far as the staff, just everything. At the end of these visits, or wherever I have to go from here, I’ll just put every team on the plate and say this place, these are the pros and cons, and this place, these are the pros and cons.”

Taylor, 33, would also love a Super Bowl ring, which might weigh in the Pats’ favor.
“I really feel like I’ve done well with my body and I can get another two or three years in,” Taylor said. “(Winning a ring) is what I wanted to do while I was down in Jacksonville. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen, so it will be somewhere else.”