MKRob Sports

According to a league source, New York Jets defensive end Jason Taylor will retire after the end of the 2010 season.

Taylor, 36, has hired CAA for his off the field interests, made evident on the CAA website making himself available for speaking engagements after his football career is over.

The fact that CAA, which take an all-or-nothing approach to athlete representation, has not also secured Taylor as a client for contractual purposes (Taylor is still represented by Gary Wichard) means that Taylor has no plan to sign another NFL contract.

Technically, Taylor is under contract with the Jets through 2011.  But we’re told that this will be Taylor’s last year in the NFL.

There’s no reason to believe that the rare decision by CAA to accept marketing representation without insisting on football representation means anything other than Taylor will be calling it quits after his first and only season with the Jets.