Lawrence Taylor arrested for DUI after hitting mobile home, cop car

Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in Florida for DUI after police say he crashed while trying to change lanes on the turnpike.

Cops say 57-year-old Taylor was driving his Bentley southbound through Palm Beach at around 5:20 pm on Friday when he attempted to move between lanes. During the maneuver police say the one-time NFL star clipped a motorhome, causing his car to sideswipe a police cruiser, knocking the side mirror off.

Nobody was injured during the accident, cops told WPTV, and there was little damage to the cruiser.

Taylor was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail where he was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The oft-troubled Taylor, who was drafted as a first round pick and second overall by the Giants in 1981, went on to a spectacular 13-year career with the team.

He won two Super Bowls in New York, retiring in 1993 as one of the greatest defensive players of all time and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

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But his post-NFL career has been marred by problems with drugs and alcohol including a 2010 arrest for paying to have sex with a 16-year-old girl.

Taylor eventually pleaded guilty to patronizing a prostitute and having sex with a minor and was placed on probation.

Lawrence Taylor: It's time for Tom Coughlin to go: Report

Mixed in between all of the troubles in Lawrence Taylor's post-New York Giants career, two things have remained constant and for certain — the Hall of Famer's affection for golf and his loyalty to the G-Men.

At the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic on Saturday, LT had a chance to address both the little dimpled ball and the rouge-faced head coach of the Giants — Tom Coughlin. And he took a hefty swing at each one.

Taylor has all the respect in the world for what Coughlin has accomplished in 10 years with Big Blue, but the legendary linebacker said it’s time to sack the two-time Super Bowl winning coach.

"Tom Coughlin has done wonders for the Giants. Personally, I don’t know if I could play for him, but the guy is a winner, he is a fighter. But I think it is time for him to take his talents on the road," Taylor told the N.Y. Post while at the Dominican Republic golf outing. "He’s done all he can do for the Giants. If he wants to coach, I think he needs to take his philosophies to another team."

LT was quick to point out that his opinion is not a personal attack on Coughlin —who led the  Giants to Super Bowl titles in 2007 and 2011— but an observation  that the 5-and-8 team will miss the playoffs again for the fourth time in five seasons and the longtime coach's time has come.

"After a while, the players just stop listening," said Taylor. "I respect the man, but it’s time. As much as I like Coughlin and the job he has done, it’s time for a shakeup."

The 54-year-old Taylor is only speaking as a former player who still hits hard, and he doesn’t care what people think about his comments.

"Listen," he said as he sat and smoked a cigar. "Everything is good in my life now. There are a lot of people who care about me and are concerned about me, and the people who don’t like me, I’m not in the mood and I’m not going to try to change your opinion. I’m fine with that. My life is good."

Taylor and Coughlin may differ on certain aspects of their lives — but they both bleed Giants blue.