This time, however, instead of finding a blue-and-orange Miami Dolphins uniform waiting for him, there was a burgundy-and-gold Washington Redskins outfit with an unfamiliar number.

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"Some of the guys in the locker room noticed I was uneasy with it at first," Taylor joked. "I was looking at the helmet and trying to figure out what it was and all that."

Taylor successfully put on the uniform, the first time he'd practiced with the team since being acquired from the Dolphins on Sunday for a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010.

Taylor took the field in a No. 55 jersey, a change from the No. 99 he'd worn since entering the league.

Andre Carter, Taylor's new defensive end partner, already wears No. 99 for the Redskins. Carter was willing to talk about a number swap, but Taylor didn't press the issue.

"I thought about it last night," Taylor said after his first practice Tuesday morning. "I talked to my wife and decided we'd let 99 stay in Miami and start a new chapter up here."

Taylor's last chapter in Miami was a dramatic one. He appeared on the TV show "Dancing With the Stars" this offseason and did not participate in Dolphins workouts. There appeared to be a rift between Taylor and the Miami management.

Taylor played down those difficulties in his first press conference as the newest member of the Redskins on Monday.

"From my point of view there was no animosity, no hard feelings," he said.

Regardless, now Taylor is in Washington with a new number and a fresh start.

The No. 55 is normally reserved for a linebacker, and Taylor is primarily a defensive end. But Taylor occasionally dropped back into a linebacker position in Miami, and he is listed as a linebacker-defensive end on the Redskins' roster. It's not the first time Taylor suited up as No. 55 - he wore No. 33 at the University of Akron, but was No. 55 in the 1997 Senior Bowl.