Releasing Taylor was no surprise since he had clearly become the second option behind Maurice Jones-Drew. But deciding to not even try to bring back the longtime team captain was somewhat shocking, especially since the Jaguars endured chemistry issues last season after letting go of some veterans and bringing in high-priced free agents Jerry Porter and Drayton Florence.
The Jaguars released Porter and Florence last week. They also parted ways with longtime personnel chief James “Shack” Harris, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson and a few other assistants.
Taylor was next in line.
