Peter King Didn't Vote For Jaguars' Fred Taylor During Hall of Fame Decisions

The long-time sportswriter revealed this week that he didn't give Fred Taylor much consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

It isn't surprising to see Jacksonville Jaguars legendary running back Fred Taylor be swept aside during Hall of Fame talks, but it doesn't make it any less disappointing. 

Taylor, in his first year as a finalist, wasn't one of the Modern Era finalists to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week. And this week, NBC Sports' Peter King, who is a member of the selection committee that deliberates on each candidate's case, revealed that Taylor wasn't one of the players he deemed worthy of a spot. 

Now for some detail work. How I voted:

On the cutdown to 10: Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Anderson, Freeney, Harrison, Hester, Gates, Johnson, Peppers, Woodson.

On the cutdown to 5: Jared Allen, Freeney, Johnson, Hester, Peppers.

On the Seniors/Contributor (yes or no): Gradishar yes, Parker yes, Powell no, McMichael yes.

I’m going to list the order of candidates discussed, and time of discussion for each candidate. But do not draw much from it; most often, but not always, the discussions for those deemed very likely to enter are short. Times of discussions, with asterisks on the seven who were elected:

Parker, 70 minutes, 38 seconds; *Gradishar, 15:26; *McMichael, 10:02; Powell, 15:00; *Hester, 22:22; Gates, 35:55; Holt, 13:00; *Johnson, 22:45; Wayne, 37:30; Anderson, 13:40; Evans, 11:58; Jared Allen, 14:05; *Freeney, 11:35; *Peppers, 7:50; *Willis, 12:55; Eric Allen, 10:52; Harrison, 19:18; Woodson, 13:53; Taylor, 12:08. 

In short: Taylor had one of the shortest discussion times, King didn't see him as a top-10 candidate, and there is also doubt on how King views Taylor's candidacy moving forward. 

The Jaguars selected Taylor with the No. 9 overall pick out of the University of Florida in the 1998 NFL Draft and went on to shatter franchise records in a career that spanned over a decade.

Taylor recorded 13,632 total yards and 70 touchdowns in his career, with the vast majority of those coming with Jacksonville. He is the all-time leading rusher in franchise history with 11,271 yards, more than 3,000 more than the back behind him. He ranks No. 17 in rushing yards all-time.

When it comes to his production during his career, which spanned from 1998 to 2010, Taylor marked most of the boxes. He ran for at least 1,000 yards in seven of his 13 seasons and scored 32 rushing touchdowns in his first three seasons alone.