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Jason Taylor empathises with embattled Wests Tigers star Robbie Farah, recalling how he wrote letters to coaches begging for another shot in the NRL when he was axed from first grade in his own playing days.With Farah expected to line up for his second reserve grade game in as many weeks on Saturday, Taylor on Friday admitted he felt for the out-of-favour hooker.I was dropped to reserve grade a few times through my career and that gives you an understanding and an empathy for the players that are going through it, said the Tigers coach.Taylor remembered how he was controversially dropped by Northern Eagles coach Peter Sharp late in 2000, ending what was then a record 194 consecutive games in first grade.It stood almost 15 years before it was broken by Gold Coast prop Luke Douglas in 2014.But despite the setback, Taylor, in the twilight of his career, swallowed his pride and begged for another opportunity to stay in the NRL.Then-Parramatta coach Brian Smith threw the point-scoring halfback a lifeline, and was rewarded with Taylor helping the club to its first grand final in 16 years.My career was pretty much at an end and you might remember I actually sat down and wrote letters to some NRL coaches to try and get a start the following year, Taylor said.Brian Smith gave me an opportunity and I ended up playing in that grand final. You never know whats around the corner and often it can be a really positive outcome.Taylor praised Farah for putting in a strong performance for the clubs NSW Cup team in what was an emotional week for the 2005 premiership winner.As Robbie tweeted last week, the toughest times that you go through, those are the ones that determine where youre going to get to in life, he said.It hurts at first, but you bounce back up and you get on with it. Robbie did that really well last week and I was very impressed by that.Farah, 32, has already been linked with a move out of Concord, but Taylor said he was unaware of any negotiations that would lead to the hookers departure.Robbies got a contract for next year at this stage. That stuff will happen, Id assume, but I dont know anything about it, he said. Cheap Nike Free Shoes Wholesale . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Cheap Nike Free Shoes . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.nikefreecheap.com/ . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. Cheap Nike Free Shoes Free Shipping . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. Nike Free Shoes On Sale . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals will be without running back Chris Johnson and safety Tyvon Branch for at least eight weeks as both players were placed on injured reserve on Tuesday.NFL rules allow for one player to be eligible to return to the active roster eight weeks after his injured reserve designation, so one of the two could return in early December while the other will miss the rest of the season.Johnson and Branch are both dealing with groin injuries suffered during Sundays 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.The Cardinals lose their top backup running back in Johnson, who has 95 rushing yards and a touchdown this season. Andre Ellington and Stepfan Taylor are the other two backs.On Tuesday, Arizona re-signed running back Kerwynn Williams, who was released before the season began.Williams played in 11 games combined in 2014 and 2015 for the Cardinals, rushing for 388 yards and a touchdown.Branch, wwho started three games and was tied for second on the team with 22 tackles, signed a two-year contract in free agency in March after playing for Kansas City and Oakland.ddddddddddddThe Cardinals, off to a 1/3 start amid lofty expectations to be Super Bowl contenders, had a busy day of roster moves just two days from a Thursday night game at San Francisco.Punter Drew Butler, who suffered a calf injury at Buffalo in Week 3, was waived with an injury settlement on Tuesday. The team added punter Ryan Quigley.Quarterback Zac Dysert and wide receiver Brittan Golden were promoted from the practice squad to the active roster. Dysert is in place as a backup for Drew Stanton if Carson Palmer cant play because of a concussion.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '