The Patriots have signed 33-year old running back Fred Taylor.  Taylor played in 13 games for the Jaguars last season and he carried the ball 143 times for 556 yards (3.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 16 passes for 98 yards (6.1 avg)last season.  Taylor has played in 140 games over his 11 year NFL career and he has carried the ball 2,428 times for 11,271 yards (4.6 ypc) with 62 TD runs.  He has also caught 286 passes for 2,361 yards (8.3 avg) with 8 TD grabs.  This was a great signing for the Patriots as Taylor should be able to share the tailback job with Laurence Maroney with good results.