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Filed under: Dolphins, Miami, TV and Movies

Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor has always defied the usual football player stereotypes. He's a quiet, easy-going guy off the field, his charity work allowed him to be recognized as the Walter Payton Man of the Year, and his main endorsement deal is for that least manly of products, moisturizer.

And now he's got a new off-season hobby: He's going to appear on Dancing With the Stars. Several athletes have been on the show before, but Taylor is the first active NFL player to do it. The other contestants will include athletes such as Monica Seles and Kristi Yamaguchi, as well as Adam Carolla, Priscilla Presley and some "stars" I've never heard of.

So, good luck to Jason Taylor, whose agility on the football field may very well translate to the dance floor. But somehow I can't picture his new boss, Bill Parcells, watching. %Gallery-6080%Permalink | Email this | Read the full post at AOL Fanhouse

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