When Jason Taylor signed with the hated New York Jets in April I was overcome with a wave of emotions.
I was disappointed at our front office for disrespecting a Dolphins legend; disgusted at the thought of seeing Taylor wearing the puke green colours of the Jets and being cheered by the very Neanderthals that he has made clear he loathes; but mainly angry towards Taylor himself.
All the lamentations about how he had to do what is best for his family and how he simply had no choice but to leave his beloved hometown team are the well-worn sob stories that only a millionaire athlete would ever have the nerve to utter.
To me this is the ultimate betrayal in sport.
Taylor is not only greedy and a liar—he's a backstabber.
A few months later and the city of Miami is actually on the receiving end of a controversial free agency deal, only the rest of the basketball universe doesn't seem too happy about it.
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Article written by Dave Tiseo