Taylor has no hard feelings as he joins stoked 'Skins

"It is for me," Taylor said. "I think people are a little disappointed in that. I think they want strife or some bickering back or forth, and that's just not what it is."

As far as the Redskins players are concerned, the important thing about Taylor is not the off-the-field events of the offseason but what one of the league's top defensive players will bring to the Washington defense.

"A guy like Jason Taylor, you have to know where he is on the field at all times," offensive lineman Jon Jansen said. "Because if you don't, your quarterback's going to get hurt."

Taylor has started 130 consecutive games, and his 114 career sacks are 14th all-time.

"Our pass rush has improved dramatically with a Pro Bowl player like Jason," Redskins coach Jim Zorn said.

Injuries led to Taylor joining the Redskins, a chain of events he called a "whirlwind." Daniels' injury came in the morning, and the trade for Taylor was announced Sunday evening.

Taylor said he learned the trade was final at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, when he received a call from Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and executive vice president Vinny Cerrato. Earlier in the day, Taylor had been at the Dolphins training camp facility preparing his locker and equipment for Miami's camp, which opens July 25.

Taylor's wife, Katina, and their three children were in Dallas this weekend visiting her brother, Zach Thomas -- Taylor's former teammate with the Dolphins. Thomas was released by Miami in February and signed with the Cowboys.

Snyder sent a plane to bring Taylor's family from Dallas to Miami this morning, where Taylor met them before boarding the plane bound for the Redskins' facility in Virginia.

"I've been getting poked and prodded," Taylor said. "This is all new to me. I haven't had a physical like that since the combine."

After the press conference, Taylor left to join his new teammates for a 7:30 p.m. team meeting. He was expected to practice with the team for the first time Tuesday morning.

"We're just going to jump right in," Zorn said. "We'll get him right in the team meeting, introduce him and then start like he's one of our guys."