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Some comments today from Taylor's teammates (from the Post). Wonder what Portis and the other U guys have to say now?

Veteran defensive lineman Phillip Daniels said that the conclusion among many of the defensive players he spoke to yesterday was that Taylor's actions -- including pulling a gun in a residential area, according to police reports -- were "crazy," they aim to counsel Taylor and help him make better life choices.

"After I got the results [on Taylor's arrest] and stuff, I felt bad in two ways," Daniels said. "I felt bad for us as Washington Redskins players, and for him as a person. I never thought he'd go to the extreme he went to. I don't know all the details yet but he's young, and these young mistakes are killing his career right now, and you've got to be smarter than that as a player. We've got a lot of guys working hard trying to win a Super Bowl, and for him not to be here and for this to come up, it's not good at all. Sean's got to be smarter, and you never know what's going to happen with this. The state of Florida is tough on guns, and who knows."

Offensive lineman Randy Thomas said: "He needs to get himself motivated [to play football]. With guns and all of that, I don't get into all of that; it's so childish. Personally, I just try to stay away from things like that. The guy is a great player, but as a man, he's got to take some steps decision-wise."

A swath of elder players spoke with Taylor following his drunk driving arrest, hoping to guide him through what was a turbulent rookie season, and they plan on doing so again when he returns.

"First of all, he's a great player," said receiver Taylor Jacobs, who shares an agent with Taylor, "and second of all, he's a great guy. I played against him in college, and in everything I've seen from him he's been a first-class guy since I've know him. . . . Sometimes when you go back home, it's totally different. But he's a great guy. I was very surprised to see this happening to him."


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