When you've rushed for 11,271 career yards, good for 16th place on the NFL's all-time rushing list, and scored 70 touchdowns (8 receiving), you've proven you can navigate your way through a hole without any need of a compass.
Still, Taylor, 33, found out first-hand you can only run in place for so long, no matter how successful you are, when he was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, reportedly for salary cap reasons, in the off-season. He signed with the Patriots as a free agent and is now running for a cause -- he wants to win a Super Bowl.
The game is the same. So is the practice routine. But the team is different. And so far, Taylor likes the way he looks in a Patriots' uniform.
"There are veteran guys who practice as if it's their last chance. There's a lot of talk and communication. Everyone expects to do well. You know you have to work. They haven't been successful for nothing. You understand that the more you practice with these guys. You just can't show up. I expect to come in here and just do my job.
