Jason Taylor -- Much Larger Than Life
Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor has been known to make giant plays on the field. On Monday, a giant version of Taylor will be unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square to promote the Oct. 28 matchup between the Dolphins and New York Giants at Wembley Stadium, which marks the first regular season NFL game to be held outside North America.
The 26-foot tall Taylor figure, which took 10 weeks and a team of 40 people to create, is animatronic – its feet and arms move and it can travel 4 to 5 miles per hour, according to an NFL release. Its boots alone are 6 feet tall. A camera has been fitted into its helmet with images being projected on a giant LED screen that moves along behind it.
After the unveiling Monday, the giant Taylor will visit Canary Wharf, Victoria Station and other spots before attending a tailgate party at Wembley.
“The game on October 28 is a world first,” Alastair Kirkwood, managing director of NFL UK said in a statement. “It will be the first time that a competitive NFL game is being played outside of North America. So it seems only fitting that we create something that reflects the scale of this event – and it doesn’t come much bigger than a 26ft tall American football player.”


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Posted by: Bobby Boinko | October 16, 2007 10:09 PM
That's freakin awesome! Lol, would be cool if we could line it up and let it play!
Pretty wild how much London is getting into this. Wayne might end up selling the Phins to someone in London.
Posted by: azz | October 16, 2007 3:27 PM
Jason Taylor has played like a statue this year, so this tribute is very appropos.
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Can it play defense?
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