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Jason Taylor gave up on the graceful exit a long time ago.
A member of the NFL's All-Decade team for the 2000s, Taylor hung around the NFL 15 years, accepting supporting roles the past few seasons because he could still contribute and because he never wants to leave the locker room.
More than the games on Sundays, it's the locker-room atmosphere that keeps the greats hanging around. And on the day he announced his retirement from the NFL, Taylor admitted he was no exception.
"For the last...
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