Jason Taylor (American football)
Washington Redskins | |
2009 | Miami Dolphins |
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2010 | New York Jets |
2011 | Miami Dolphins |
Position(s) | Defensive end Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2017–2019 | St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) (DL) |
2020–2021 | St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) (DC) |
2022 | Miami (FL) (Defensive analyst) |
2023–present | Miami (FL) (DE) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Jason Paul Taylor (born September 1, 1974)
Taylor was a four-year letterman and three-year starter playing college football for the Akron Zips before being selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft with the 73rd overall pick.
Taylor won the Dolphins Team Newcomer of the Year award during his rookie season in 1997, and from then on, quickly established himself as one of the league's best performing defensive ends and pass-rushers in NFL history. He is currently ranked first in Dolphins history for the most games played by a defensive player in team history, with 204 games (including a defensive team record 130 consecutive games), and is also the Miami Dolphins all-time sack leader with 131 sacks. Overall, Taylor is currently 7th on the
Throughout his career with the Dolphins, Taylor won numerous team awards including a team record four Dolphins Team MVP awards (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006), and a team record four Dolphins Team Leadership Awards (2002, 2006–2007, 2009). Along with being a six-time
Early years
Jason Taylor grew up around
College career
While attending the
Taylor also started for the Akron Zips men's basketball team. In 2004, he became the third person ever inducted into Akron's Ring of Honor. He majored in political science and criminal justice.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.67 s | 1.61 s | 2.73 s | 4.07 s | 7.27 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[4] |
Miami Dolphins
Taylor was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (73rd pick overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.[5] Taylor signed a four-year deal worth approximately $1.3 million in July 1997. From there he established himself as one of the premier defensive ends in the league. He became a starter in his rookie season and recorded five sacks and forced two fumbles.
The following season, 1998, Taylor recorded nine sacks and batted away eight passes. In 1999 Taylor grabbed the first of his eight career NFL interceptions.[6]
2000–2003
On April 15, 2000, Taylor, a restricted free agent, received a one-year tender that earned him $1.027 million in 2000. Taylor responded with 73 tackles, 14.5 sacks, and 6 passes batted for the Dolphins that season. His performance was rewarded with his first selection to the Pro Bowl.
On July 24, 2001, he signed a six-year, $42 million contract to remain with the Dolphins. The new contract replaced the one-year, $5.39 million deal the Dolphins tendered Taylor in February 2001, when he was designated their franchise player. In 2001 Taylor recorded 70 tackles (15 for a loss), 8.5 sacks and swatted away eight passes.
In 2002, Taylor led the NFL and tied the Dolphin team record for sacks with 18.5. He also forced seven fumbles and knocked down eight more passes to go with his 69 tackles. He was a consensus All-Pro selection and returned to the Pro Bowl. The next season (2003) Taylor followed up his All-Pro performances with a 13-sack season.
2004–2005
On March 1, 2004, the Dolphins, in an effort to create more salary cap space, agreed to a three-year contract extension with Taylor. The extension put Taylor under contract through the 2009 season. The new deal (which replaced his 6-year, $42 million contract that was scheduled to expire in 2006) was worth $45 million over the 2004–2009 seasons, including nearly $10 million guaranteed in 2004. In 2004 Taylor had 68 tackles, 9.5 sacks, batted 11 passes and picked off a pass. He followed that up with a 73-tackle, 12-sack showing in 2005. He also knocked down 10 passes and forced four fumbles.
2006
Taylor enjoyed one of the best years of his career in 2006 when he recorded 13.5 sacks, 9 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and two interceptions (both of which were returned for touchdowns), an effort which resulted in his selection as the 2006
2007
In 2007 Taylor reached double-digits in sacks for the sixth time in his career and picked off another pass (the 7th of his career, and the 3rd returned for a TD). Five of his FRs he has returned for TDs, which is an NFL record shared with former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Jessie Tuggle. With eight career defensive TDs (three on INT returns, five on FR returns), Taylor became the all-time leader in defensive touchdowns scored by a defensive lineman. He has also registered two career safeties and has two career field goal blocks.
In 2007 Taylor was voted to the All-time Miami Dolphins team in a poll of Dolphins fans. He was a First-team selection at defensive end along with Bill Stanfill.
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
On Saturday, April 26, 2008, The
On July 20, 2008, Taylor was traded to the
On March 2, 2009, Taylor was released by the Washington Redskins for refusing to participate in off-season conditioning programs after claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Florida.[12]
Miami Dolphins (second stint)
On May 13, 2009, Taylor signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins for $1.1 million with $400,000 in incentives. On November 1, Taylor set the NFL record for most fumble returns for a touchdown with a 48-yard return against the Dolphins' rivals, the New York Jets, and extended his NFL record of most defensive touchdowns scored by a defensive lineman with 9 (6 on fumble returns, 3 on interception returns). In a game against Tampa Bay, Taylor also recorded his 8th and final career interception, which is second all-time for a defensive lineman.
New York Jets
Taylor signed with the New York Jets on April 20, 2010, to a two-year contract worth up to $13 million with $2.5 million guaranteed.[13] On September 19, 2010, he sacked New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, giving him 128.5 sacks in his career, the 10th-most in NFL history. With 132.5 sacks at the end of the regular season, he was tied for 8th most sacks in a career with Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor and defensive end Leslie O'Neal.[14] On January 23, 2011, Taylor played in his first Conference Championship game in his 14-year career and recorded 2 tackles while the Jets lost, 24–19, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, falling one game short of the Super Bowl for the second straight year.
After one season with the Jets, Taylor was released on February 28, 2011.[15]
Miami Dolphins (third stint)
On August 1, 2011, Taylor signed with the Miami Dolphins for a third stint. During a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Taylor sacked Michael Vick twice giving him seven sacks on the year, and also giving him the sixth-most sacks in NFL history with 139.5, just ahead of Hall of Famers John Randle and Richard Dent.
Retirement and broadcasting career
On December 28, 2011, Taylor announced that he would retire at the end of the 2011 season. He played his final game on January 1, 2012, in a 19–17 win against his former team, the New York Jets. In the game Taylor nearly returned a fumble for a touchdown, before the score was overruled. After the game ended, Taylor was ceremoniously carried off the field by his teammates. Jason retired 6th on the NFL's all-time sack list with 139.5 sacks, along with 47 career forced fumbles, 29 fumble recoveries with an NFL Record six returned for TDs, and eight career interceptions with three returned for TDs. With nine career defensive touchdowns, he is the NFL's all-time leader in that category for defensive linemen.
Taylor appeared as a guest analyst for NFL Live on June 6, 2011. On June 6, 2012, it was announced that he would join ESPN as an analyst to contribute to NFL Live, SportsCenter, NFL32 and Sunday and Monday NFL Countdown. Taylor is a board member of NFL Foundation.[16]
On October 14, 2012, Taylor along with his teammate Zach Thomas, together became the 23rd and 24th members to be inducted into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll.
On February 4, 2017, Taylor was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, becoming the 10th "long time" Miami Dolphin to enter Canton, and the fifth Miami Dolphin (joining Jim Langer, Paul Warfield, Don Shula and Dan Marino) to do it his first year of eligibility.
Awards
Taylor has won numerous awards throughout his career, including the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, two AFC Defensive Player of the Year awards (2002, 2006), and the 2007
Taylor has also won the "AFC Defensive Player of the Week" Award seven times which is fifth most ever by a defensive player, for the following performances:
- 10/13/02[clarification needed] vs. Denver: 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF
- 12/15/02 vs. Oakland: 8 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 2 FFs
- 11/23/03 vs. Washington: 9 Tackles, 2 Sacks
- 11/28/04 vs. San Francisco: 7 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
- 11/27/05 vs. Oakland: 6 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 Safety
- 11/5/06 vs. Chicago: 3 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 INT returned for a TD
- 11/19/06 vs. Minnesota: 4 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 FFs, 1 INT returned for a TD
Along with winning seven "AFC Defensive Player of the Week" Awards, Taylor has won three "NFC/AFC Defensive Player of the Month" Awards, which is the third most ever by a defensive player (trailing only
- October 2002 - 15 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 FFs
- November 2002 - 15 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 FF
- November 2006 - 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 FFs, 2 INTs returned for TDs, 1 blocked FG
Taylor has also won numerous team awards, including the Dolphins Newcomer of the Year Award (1997), the "Dan Marino" Team MVP Award a record four times (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006), and the "Don Shula" Team Leadership Award four times (2002, 2006–2007, 2009).
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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NFL record | |
Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
1997 | MIA | 13 | 11 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1998 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1999 | MIA | 15 | 15 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2000 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 14.5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2001 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 8.5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2002 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 69 | 45 | 24 | 18.5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2003 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 10 |
2005 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 74 | 52 | 22 | 12.0 | 4 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2006 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 13.5 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 51T | 2 | 10 |
2007 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 11.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36T | 1 | 4 |
2008 | WAS | 13 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2009 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2010 | NYJ | 16 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2011 | MIA | 16 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career[17] | 233 | 199 | 774 | 523 | 251 | 139.5 | 46 | 29 | 246 | 6 | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 51T | 3 | 94 |
Dancing with the Stars
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- Week 1: Taylor and partner Edyta Sliwinska performed the foxtrotand received a score of 22 out of 30 from the judges.
- Week 2: Taylor and Sliwinska's Mambo received a score of 27. They were asked to perform the encore on the results show.
- Week 3: Taylor's Jive garnered a score of 23 from the judges.
- Week 4: Taylor and Sliwinska danced a Viennese Waltz.
- Week 5: Taylor and Sliwinska performed a Rumba, scoring a 27.[18]
- Week 6: Taylor and Sliwinska danced the Cha-cha-cha and scored a 24.[19]
- Week 7: First, Taylor danced the Paso Doble to the NFL Monday Night Football theme for a score of 26. The combined score of 55 was tops among all dancing duos for Week 7.[20]They were asked to perform their Quickstep as an encore on the results show.
- Week 8: Taylor and Sliwinska first danced the Tango and scored a 29. Then they danced the Sambaand scored a 23 for a total score of 52.
- Week 10: Taylor and Sliwinska danced and got their first perfect score 30/30 as they finished runner-up to winners Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas.
Performances
Week no. | Dance and song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot/ "Pride and Joy" | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
2 | Mambo/ " Lupita "
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9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
3 | Jive/ "I Got a Woman" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Viennese Waltz/ "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
5 | Rumba/ " You're All I Need To Get By "
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9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
6 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Best of My Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
7 | Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie" Paso Doble/ "Heavy Action" |
10 9 |
9 8 |
10 9 |
Safe |
8 | Tango/ " It Had Better Be Tonight "
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10 8 |
9 7 |
10 8 |
Last to be Called Safe |
9 Semi-finals |
Foxtrot/ " El Gato Montes "
|
9 9 |
10 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
10 Finals |
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling" Freestyle/ "Miami" Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie" |
8 9 10 |
8 9 10 |
8 9 10 |
Runner-Up |
Charity work
In 2004 Taylor and his wife Katina founded the Jason Taylor Foundation with the goal of improving the lives of children in
Taylor has also partnered with the Invicta Watch Group and its CEO, Eyal Lalo, on a number of charitable ventures and was given the opportunity to create a collection of limited edition of watches. He said, "As a watch enthusiast and collector, I am excited to be partnering with Invicta on the development and launch of my collection of watches."[21]
Personal life
Taylor married Monica Taylor on August 18, 2020; they became engaged on July 2, 2019. Taylor and Monica are expecting their first child together, a baby boy due August 2021.[citation needed] Taylor and his ex-wife Katina, who is the sister of Taylor's former teammate Zach Thomas, have three children: sons Isaiah and Mason, and daughter Zoe. Katina filed for divorce twice in 2006, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for custody of the children, but withdrew the petitions both times.[22] The couple quietly divorced in Key West, Florida in 2015. Taylor lives in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Plantation.[23] Taylor's sister Joy Taylor is the former news anchor on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports 1. His sons, Isaiah and Mason, play college football at Arizona and LSU, respectively.
Coaching career
Jason Taylor coached at St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Florida) for five years from 2017 to 2021, his first three as the team's defensive line coach, and his last two as the team's defensive coordinator. During Taylor's tenure, St. Thomas Aquinas High School won three consecutive state championships from 2019 to 2021. They won their fourth consecutive state title in 2022 after Taylor left the team to join the University of Miami (FL).
In 2022, Taylor made the jump to collegiate coaching, joining Mario Cristobal's staff at the University of Miami (FL) as a defensive analyst.[24] The following year in 2023, Taylor was promoted to being the team's defensive ends coach.[25]
References
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- ^ "NFL Career Fumble Return TD Leaders", Pro Football Reference, archived from the original on September 3, 2010, retrieved January 8, 2011
- ^ Loh, Stefanie (June 5, 2011). "GOING DEEP: QnA with NFL veteran Jason Taylor, a homeschooled Pennsylvania native". The Patriot-News. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Taylor, Combine Results, DE - Akron". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Official Profile page", National Football League, retrieved August 30, 2011
- ^ "South Florida". Sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Miami Herald.com "Parcells-Taylor impasse slows building process" [dead link]
- ^ ibid [dead link]
- ^ "Pro Football Talk.com". Pro Football Talk.com. February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Redskins get DE Taylor from Dolphins after Daniels goes down". NFL.com. July 28, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Redskins Release Six-Time Pro Bowl Defensive End Taylor Yahoo Sports, March 2, 2009
- ^ "Former Dolphins linebacker Taylor joining Jets". ESPN.com. April 20, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "NFL All-Time Sacks Leaders - National Football League - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ Jets cut Damien Woody, ESPN, February 28, 2011, archived from the original on March 2, 2011, retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ "The NFL Foundation Board". National Football League Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Taylor Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars Week 5: Jason Taylor Dances Rumba". TV.Popcrunch.com. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 11, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars: Week 6". TV Squad.com. April 21, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars Week 7: Jason Taylor Quickstep Paso Doble". Tv.popcrunch.com. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Taylor Designs watch collection". South Florida Business Journal. November 6, 2012.
- ^ Jason Taylor Almost Quit Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 21, 2007.
- ^ Salguero, Armando (February 2, 2017). "As the Hall of Fame vote nears, Jason Taylor reflects on family, football and fame". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (March 3, 2022). "Report: Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor to join Miami staff". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Dottavio, Justin (March 4, 2023). "Hurricanes promote Jason Taylor to full-time assistant". stateoftheu.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.