With his eyes fixed squarely on his overall marketability as a movie star, Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor has asked to be traded . . . without asking to be traded.

He claims that he never has asked for a trade, but that he’d accept a trade if the team thought that a trade was in its interests.

“I told the Dolphins from Day 1 that if it was best for the organization I would be open to a trade,” Taylor said during a Sunday press conference.

But Taylor’s agent reportedly told the Dolphins from Day 1 that Taylor has no desire to be part of a rebuilding effort with a rag-tag team that won only one of 16 games in 2007.

“I want to win in ‘08,” Taylor said. “That’s what I want to do.”

And since it’s unlikely that the Fins will win in ‘08, then Taylor is essentially saying that he wants to be traded.  However, if he’s not traded, Taylor says he’ll play for the Dolphins.

“I’m playing ball in ‘08.  If [a trade] doesn’t work out then I’m a Miami Dolphin. . . .  I love this place.”

Taylor also tried to put a pretty face on the abrupt and blunt comments from coach Tony Sparano last month.  Sparano said that Taylor won’t be present for offseason workouts or for training camp, and that Sparano would say nothing further about Taylor.

“Tony and I have spoken about that, and I think what he was trying to accomplish is a little different than what came out,” Taylor said.  “What Tony and I talk about will stay behind closed doors.”

Taylor won’t be attending this weekend’s minicamp, due to his brother’s graduation and a “legal matter” to which he needs to attend.  It’s unknown whether Taylor has been excused from the mandatory three-day session, which opens on June 6.

Also, Taylor acknowledged that he was snubbed by Fins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells during an offseason visit to the team facility.  Parcells reportedly ignored Taylor while Parcells was reviewing film.  Taylor reportedly was pissed at the dissing.  The report conveniently surfaced after the Fins failed to trade Taylor prior to or during the 2008 draft.

“I’m not going to get into the incident,” Taylor said. “Did it happen?  Yeah, but I’m not going to get into it.”