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In what turned out to be a tougher decision than expected, wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh chose the Seattle Seahawks over the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals

Though he had hoped to make his decision Sunday, Houshmanzadeh, pressured by Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer to stay in Cincinnati, and the Vikings to stay around the Minneapolis area during a visit, escaped from a Minneapolis hotel Sunday night, flew to Los Angeles and took Monday morning trying to make up his mind.

The final decision was the Seattle Seahawks…

The Terms of the contract have not officially been announced but; it is believed to be a 5-year deal in the 40-Million dollar range with 15-Million of it guaranteed.

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The Washington Redskins released defensive end Jason Taylor on Monday after the six-time All-Pro decided he wouldn’t be attending offseason workouts.

Taylor was asked by the Redskins to take part in 75 percent of their offseason workouts. That would have required him to be at the Redskins’ facility during eight of the 13 weeks of the offseason program.

With three children, Taylor, who has a home in the Miami area, opted not to agree to the workout provisions. The team was willing to keep his restructured salary at $8.5 million, but his desire to be with his family in the offseason was more important in his life.

Taylor came to the Redskins from the Miami Dolphins for a second-round choice in 2009 and a sixth-rounder in 2010.

The 34-year-old’s 120.5 career sacks are the most among active NFL players.

Despite his departure from the Redskins, Taylor is still interested in continuing his NFL career.

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