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Dec 5 Running back Fred Taylor has carried the ball 61 times over the past two games, his greatest two-week workload ever as a professional. Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio told the Florida Times-Union he wants to keep giving his star running back 25-30 carries a game. Taylor welcomes the work, as he has clearly been stung by criticism of his willingness to play with pain. “People used to say you’re not physically tough, you’re not mentally tough,” said Taylor, who now sports a consecutive starts streak that has reached 28 games. And w...