Fred Taylor almost falls out of a plane
by briandtw on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 at 08:46am
Okay football gods, maybe this is taking his “injury-prone label” a bit too far. Any fantasy owner and Jaguars coach worth his salt knows you had better have a good back-up for Fred Taylor. He has been the best running back in the league at times, and then a tweak of the hammy and he’s gone for long stretches. Taylor’s hammy was the least of his concerns when his plane door flew open in mid-flight:
“Jaguars running back Fred Taylor boarded the single-propeller, 15-seat plane in Africa, chatting about the safari he had just been on with Samari Rolle, Lito Sheppard and their wives.
“A few minutes later, the group shared another unforgettable experience.
“The plane door flew open at around 6,000 feet, causing panic, prayer and several uneasy minutes as the pilot landed at a nearby runway.
“‘I thought that was it,’ Taylor said Monday following the final day of Jacksonville’s three-day minicamp. ‘I put my head down and started praying. The runway was about two miles away, but it seemed like it took 10 or 15 minutes to get there.’”
Yikes. Pretty much my worst nightmare. That will stop me from getting on a prop plane for another ten years.