"Fred Taylor knows what it takes to get through the mental and physical grind of an NFL training camp after surviving a dozen of them.

It's a lengthy list.

"You've got to develop a routine throughout camp,'' the former Jacksonville Jaguar said yesterday. "With the massages, with working with the training staff, the cold tubs, soaking in your room, [go to] sleep early, getting the proper amount of rest . . . protein shakes, eating right, I mean, fruit, veggies, whatever it is."