'Skins get Jason Taylor from Dolphins on tough day at camp

The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010 for the defensive end.

The six-time Pro Bowl defensive end - who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year - fell out of favor in Miami after spending his offseason on the TV show "Dancing With the Stars" rather than working out with teammates.

The deal came about 9 hours after starting defensive end Phillip Daniels was carted away from the practice field at Redskins Park with a season-ending injury to his left knee on Day 1 of training camp.

It also came only about 90 minutes after Washington executive vice president Vinny Cerrato told reporters: "We haven't talked to anybody about anything."

Cerrato said Taylor is expected to report to training camp today.

"We're fortunate there was a guy that caliber on the market when somebody got hurt," Cerrato said. "Normally, in most years, there's not a guy of that caliber on the market."

Daniels was hurt on the initial play of seven-on-seven drills. He stayed on the turf for several minutes before being taken away on a cart, a towel draped over his head. He is expected to have surgery Friday.

"Not a good way to start, at all," middle linebacker London Fletcher said. "It's a big blow to our defense. Phil was a tremendous leader, excellent at playing the run, and was going to be our third-down attack guy. With him going down, it's like we're replacing two guys."

The Redskins also lost another defensive end for the season, reserve Alex Buzbee, when he ruptured an Achilles' tendon during afternoon practice.

"With Phillip gone, and now Buzbee gone, there's a hole there," coach Jim Zorn said. "And Phillip has created a big hole."

Day 1 of Zorn's training-camp debut as an NFL head coach also included cornerback Fred Smoot throwing off his left shoe, in pain, after wideout Santana Moss landed on him during afternoon practice. Smoot sprained his left ankle and is expected to miss a few days.

"I love sprained ankles now, because we know that's just a few days' deal," Zorn said, smiling.

He was more serious while speaking about the loss of Daniels, who has played 12 seasons in the NFL with Washington, Chicago and Seattle. His 59 career sacks rank 17th among active players.

"The hard part is he was so ready, and he did everything that he could possibly do to not just have a great training camp but an excellent football season," Zorn said. "And now he's got a new challenge before him, and of course we have a new challenge before us."

Demetric Evans will move into Daniels' starting spot. Evans has played six NFL seasons, with 12 starts and 9 1/2 sacks in 80 games.

"You always want to take advantage of opportunities," said Evans, who added that Daniels "has been a big brother."

The Redskins began training camp with Erasmus James sidelined. He's a former first-round pick who has had serious knee injuries, and Zorn said he doesn't expect James to be able to begin practicing until next month.

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