Tyrod Taylor
Tyrod Taylor was born in Hampton, Virginia, United States on August 3rd, 1989 and is the Football Player. At the age of 34, Tyrod Taylor biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Tyrod Di'allo Taylor (born August 3, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
During his senior year, he played for Virginia Tech, leading the Hokies to the 2009 Orange Bowl as a Sophomore and 2011 Orange Bowl.
In the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and served as a backup to starting quarterback Joe Flacco, including during the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Taylor was signed by the Buffalo Bills as a free agent in 2015, taking over starting quarterback duties that season and making a Pro Bowl appearance.
He helped the Bills earn their first playoff appearance in 17 years in 2017.
In March 2018, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns, with the Bills drafting Josh Allen to replace him.
Taylor appeared in the first three games for Cleveland before being recalled and sat behind Baker Mayfield the rest of the season.
He signed with the Chargers in March of the following month.
Personal life
Taylor cites Warren Moon, Michael Vick, Allen Iverson, and Steve Young as his greatest athletic inspirations. He is a Christian, having been raised in the faith by his parents. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor made a $25,000 contribution to the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.
Following his time with the Browns and being shown on Hard Knocks, a little controversy regarding Taylor's first name emerged. Although the overwhelming majority of people, including TV analysts and Taylor's parents, had been pronouncing it "TIE-rod," Browns guard Joel Bitonio and Brogan Roback's fourth-string quarterback, who was greeted by Taylor's mother and the Browns' senior vice president of operations, was on the show proclaiming it "tuh-ROD." Taylor admitted that although he'd heard "TIE rod" for the majority of his life and went with it, his mother gave him the term "tuh-ROD" but "doesn't call [him] by [his] first name."
High school career
Taylor, a three-sport athlete at Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia, competed in football, basketball, and track. He played for the team as a quarterback and then became the team's kick returner and safety, as well as providing the team's kick returner and safety. He coached the team to a 34–4 record during his four years as starter. He finished for 5,690 yards and 44 touchdowns on the track while running for 2,546 yards and 56 touchdowns.
When Taylor graduated from Hampton in 2007, he was ranked as the No. 1 in the world. Rivals.com has a dual-threat quarterback. He was rated No. 1 by ESPN.com in the No. 107 category. 3 overall quarterback, while Scout.com said he was the country's seventh best passer. Taylor, who is 6'1" and 200 pounds, ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash.
Taylor narrowed his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, choosing Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, and then transferred to Virginia Tech.
College career
Taylor worked with Sean Glennon for the majority of the season during Taylor's freshman year.
Taylor's first action of college football came during a match against the LSU Tigers on September 8, 2007. Taylor completed 7-of-18 passes for 62 yards, rush for 44 yards on nine attempts, including his first collegiate touchdown. Tyrod was branded starter by head coach Frank Beamer after the game. Tyrod threw for 287 yards against Ohio in his first collegiate appearance, as well as a touchdown.
In leading Virginia Tech to its first victory over Florida State in two decades, one of Taylor's early successes was rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown as well as passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Frank Beamer's win over Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden was the first for him ever.
Taylor sustained a high ankle sprain in the second quarter of a match against Duke on October 13, requiring him to miss two games. Taylor returned to Georgia Tech in a game, but did not get off the track for the rest of the season and spent with starter Sean Glennon.
Taylor passed for 1,356 yards, with 927 passing and 429 rushing. He completed 72-of-134 passes with a 53.7 percent completion rate. During the year, he scored 11 touchdowns, five passing and six rushing.
Taylor was supposed to be redshirted going into the 2008 season. After Virginia Tech's loss to East Carolina University, his redshirt was scrapped due to Tech's need for more offense. Taylor made his first appearance of the season against Furman, who saw him rush for 112 yards and a touchdown in his second game of the season. Against Georgia Tech, he made his first sophomore debut against Georgia Tech the following week.
Taylor began every game of the 2008 season leading up to the Florida State game on October 25, suffering a high ankle sprain on the first play of the Florida State game. After this setback, Sean Glennon was sent by Taylor at the quarterback position. Glennon got off to a good start against Miami, Taylor split time with Glennon and pounded the fourth quarter to make it a two-point game 16–14. However, he was fired in a critical 4th and 3nd minute with less than two minutes remaining. Taylor got to Duke after the loss. Sean Glennon was suspended from the game after making five turnovers in the first half and replaced by him. Taylor then began training in Virginia next week. He was a hit on the track, with a 73-yard run. When rushing 16 times for 137 yards and a touchdown, he was 12-for-18 for 137 yards and one touchdown. He then played in the ACC Championship Game over Boston College and was named the ACC Championship Game MVP. In the 2009 Orange Bowl, he led the Hokies to a 20–7 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats. He finished his sophomore season with 1,036 passing yards, two touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
Taylor led the Hokies to a 9-33 regular season record and their second-place finish in the Coastal Division of the ACC. In the 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Hokies defeated 37–14, completing with a new record of 10–3. Tech fell back to back games against Georgia Tech and North Carolina in both the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls after ranking as high as #4 in the rankings, but in both the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls, finishing the season ranked 10th. He had 2,311 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and five interceptions in the 2009 season. He had a 23–5 record at Virginia Tech, the second most starts for a starting quarterback at Virginia Tech, with second most wins of all time.
Taylor's senior season began with two heartbreaking losses to Boise State at FedExField and Division I-FCS James Madison at home. Taylor was 15-of-22 for 186 yards and two touchdowns against Boise State, as well as 73 yards on the ground, but he was unable to respond after a Broncos score of 1:03. However, Taylor led the Hokies to a remarkable turnaround season, winning 11 straight games after the 0–2 start. The 2010 Hokies finished as the first ACC team to finish with an undefeated 8–0 record in ACC play in ten years. They defeated Florida State 433–33 in the 2010 ACC Championship Game in Charlotte for the fourth time in seven seasons. He had 2,743 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, and five interceptions in his final collegiate season. Taylor named ACC Player of the Year and the ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player during the regular season.
Taylor was a participant in the 2011 East-West Shrine Game. He made five of his five passes for 59 yards on four of his five passes.
Professional career
Taylor was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL Draft. He was the 11th quarterback to be selected this year. In a trade that sent Mark Clayton to St. Louis, the Ravens previously acquired the pick from the St. Louis Rams. Despite the fact that several of the other 31 teams' decisions said he would be more appropriate as a wide receiver rather than quarterback.
Taylor was diagnosed with a shoulder injury in his first pre-season appearance against the Atlanta Falcons. No separating was found, and his injury was described as a contusion early in tests.com
Taylor won his first regular season game against the Cleveland Browns on December 4, 2011. He rushed for a two-yard gain. On December 18, he delivered his first-ever regular season pass, as well as an 18-yard completion to Anquan Boldin for the final play of the game. For one play against the Indianapolis Colts, he lined up as a wide receiver.
Flacco was suspended for the majority of the week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, giving Taylor ample playing time. In the fourth quarter, Taylor scored his first touchdown on a one-yard bootleg. However, Taylor made a crucial interception against defensive end Carlos Dunlap, which ended in a touchdown for Dunlap. The Ravens lost the game against the Bengals by a score of 23:17. When the Ravens eventually defeated the San Francisco 49ers as a back-up, Taylor, as a backup, went on to win a championship ring.
Taylor had a good preseason in 2013 with 21-of-36 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns, as well as two interceptions. When rushing for 66 yards on 15 attempts, he also demonstrated his versatility as a runner by using planned runs and scrambles. For the third straight season, his strong preseason help enabled him to keep his position as the Ravens backup quarterback for the third straight season.
Taylor didn't see any action in the 2013 season until Week 10, when he overthrew the Cincinnati Bengals in a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. He took an end-around handoff from Flacco for a gain of 18 yards, the longest game ever by a Ravens player. Taylor made 12 total snaps against the New York Jets in Week 12, five at quarterback, and five at quarterback. He gained seven yards on four attempts on four carries, but he did have a 17-yard first down run in the first quarter. His total yardage was reduced by two runs in the second half, when he lost 13 yards. He had one reception for six yards. During a blowout loss to the New England Patriots, Taylor would play for Flacco on December 22, 2013. Gino Gradkowski missed it on his first snap and was rescued by New England for a touchdown. He suffered a 41–7 loss, finishing 1-of-4 passes for two yards and an interception that the Patriots defense recovered for a touchdown.
Taylor's only activity of the 2014 season was during a 348-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Taylor was brought in to help Flacco out of the fourth quarter.
Taylor signed a three-year, $3.35 million contract with the Buffalo Bills on March 12, 2015. Taylor was named starting quarterback of the Bills for the 2015 season by head coach Rex Ryan on August 31, 2015, defeating former Bills first round pick EJ Manuel and veteran Matt Cassel after a preseason quarterback debate among the three candidates.
Taylor completed 14-of-19 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 41 yards in Week 1, as the Bills defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 27–14. Taylor threw 30 passes, finished 23 touchdowns, and throwing three touchdowns in a 40-32 loss next week. Taylor also added 43 yards and a touchdown on the ground. In a 41–14 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Taylor played his best game of his career so far. He completed 21 of his 29 attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions, despite adding 12 rushing yards.
Taylor became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 100 yards, run for at least 70 yards, and score a pass in a single game during a Week 5 come-from-behind victory over the Tennessee Titans. His jersey from the game was donated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Taylor sustained an MCL injury during the game, with the hope that he'd miss the Bills' Week 6 match against the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals and then re-evaluated the next week.
Taylor returned to action in Week 9 and led the Bills to a 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins. Taylor went 11-for-12 with 181 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a career-high 146.5 passer rating. Taylor set a new franchise record for completion percentage in a single game by winning by 91.7%.
In the third quarter of the Bills' victory over the Houston Texans, Taylor tied for the longest passes without an interceptor. Drew Bledsoe had held the previous record since 2002. In a Week 14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the streak came to an end on the last day of the season (222). Following a 35-25 loss to the Washington Redskins, the Bills were ruled out of playoff contention this week. Taylor set a new Bills franchise record for the most rushing yards per season by a quarterback in Week 16, and he became the first Bills quarterback to have over 500 yards in a season. The Bills were 8-8 on the year, only the third time they have finished.500 or more years in a row since the late 1990s.
Taylor finished the 2015 season on 63.7 percent of his passes, while throwing for over 3,000 yards with 20 touchdowns to only six interceptions. He had 568 rushing yards on the ground.
Taylor and his colleague, Eric Wood, were selected to the Pro Bowl on January 25, 2016. Cam Newton and Panthers center Ryan Kalil were both suspended after being in Super Bowl 50. Taylor completed 8-of-14 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown in the Pro Bowl, but he also threw three interceptions.
Taylor played more than half of the snaps for the Bills in the final year of his rookie Bills deal, as the third year of his deal was ended when he played more than half of the snaps in the 2015 season. Taylor signed a six-year deal extension worth $92 million with the Bills on August 12, 2016. However, after the first year, the deal had an option. In the 34-31 overtime loss, he passed for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns on Christmas Eve against the Miami Dolphins. In the 2016 season, Taylor completed 269-of-436 passes for 3,023 yards and 17 touchdowns with six interceptions. In addition, he rushed for 580 yards and six touchdowns. He was suspended for the last game of the season due to a clause in his deal that would guarantee his 2017 salary if he sustained a serious injury. He already had a groin injury that could need surgery at the time of the game, which may require surgery. Taylor underwent surgery on January 5, 2017 to fix a core muscle problem. Taylor was selected as a 2017 Pro Bowl alternate, but he was turned down due to injury.
Following Rex Ryan's firing, it was widely predicted that the Bills would either trade Taylor or decline his option. Nevertheless, the Bills and Taylor decided to restructure his deal, retaining Taylor, who has been with the team until the end of the 2018 season. Taylor suffered with a concussion early in the third preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, but the New York Jets was able to return in time for the Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Taylor led the Bills to a fourth-quarter comeback in Week 7, throwing the offense 75 yards downfield for the game-tying touchdown with less than three minutes remaining. The Buccaneers fumbled on their next possession, setting up Steven Hauschka's game-winning field goal. Taylor led the game with 268 passing yards and a touchdown, while simultaneously rushing for 53 yards. In a 31–24 loss to the New York Jets, he had a career-high 29 completions on 40 attempts for 285 yards and two passing touchdowns, along with 35 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on November 2nd.
The Bills declared on Friday that Taylor would be benched in favour of rookie Nathan Peterman after a blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints in which Taylor only threw for 56 yards. During his first game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Peterman threw five interceptions, but Taylor was recalled at halftime. In Week 12, Taylor was added to the Bills' starting lineup. Taylor was limited to just 65 passing yards against the New England Patriots in Week 13 and was carted off the field after aggravated a knee injury suffered in the first quarter. As the Bills lost 23-23-3, Peterman was suspended for the remainder of the game. Taylor was out for Week 14 due to a knee injury but returned as the starter in Week 15. The Bills had a 9–7 record last season, their first playoff appearance since 1999.
Taylor had 134 passing yards and an interceptor before returning to the 10–3 loss with a concussion.
The Bills agreed to trade Taylor to the Cleveland Browns for a 2018 third-round draft pick on March 9, 2018. The contract was signed five days later, on March 14, the first day of the NFL season.
Despite drafting quarterback Baker Mayfield first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Browns committed to Taylor as their season's starter. Taylor helped the Browns snap a 17-game losing streak dating back to 2016, but the game ended in a 21-21 draw. Taylor completed 15 of his 40 passes for 197 yards, a touchdown, and an interceptor, as well as rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Taylor was hospitalized in Week 3 against the New York Jets, which caused Mayfield to take over at quarterback en route to the Browns' first game since 2016. Taylor appeared in just one other game in the 2018 season this season, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9.
Taylor signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on March 13, 2019, reuniting with former offensive coordinator and one-time interim head coach Anthony Lynn. Taylor came into the game in relief of Philip Rivers and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Virgil Green in Week 14 of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lynn drafted Taylor the Chargers' starter going into the season after a shortened training camp leading up to the 2020 season, and with the Indianapolis Colts having signed with the Indianapolis Colts in free agency, Lynn promoted him to the Chargers' starter going into the season over rookie first-round pick Justin Herbert.
Taylor completed 16 of 30 passes for 208 yards as the Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 16–13 in Week 1, his first appearance since Week 3 of the 2018 season. Taylor sustained a rib injury during pre-game warmups the following week and was hospitalized, forcing Herbert to start at the last minute. It was revealed that the Chargers' team doctor mistakenly punctured Taylor's lung while administering a painkiller injection prior to the game. Herbert will be the starter for the remainder of the season, Lynn announced on October 8.
During a Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Bears, Taylor saw brief action. After being briefly sidelined after suffering a blow, Taylor came in on a two-point conversion attempt. Herbert Herbert's following sequence was unsuccessful, but the Chargers lost 31–26.
Taylor signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans on March 22, 2021. He was reunited with Texans head coach David Culley, who previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills in 2017. Taylor is the Week 1 starting quarterback after being suspended due to legal concerns regarding starting quarterback Deshaun Watson. Taylor was 21-of-33 for 291 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 41 rushing yards in a 37-21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in his first season with the Texans. Taylor sustained a hamstring injury in the first half of the game against the Cleveland Browns and was subsequently replaced by rookie quarterback Davis Mills for the remainder of the game. On September 21, he was put on injured reserve. He was activated on November 6th. Taylor was suspended in the third quarter in favor of Mills during the team's Week 13 game against the Indianapolis Colts; Taylor finished the game 5-of-13 for 45 yards with an interception. Houston will lose the game 31–0, the team's second shutout loss of the season. Mills will start for the remainder of the season on December 10, according to Culley.
Taylor signed a two-year deal with the New York Giants worth $11 million on March 17, 2022. Taylor played in the third quarter of the season's third game at which he was concussed and later put into NFL concussion protocol. It was his fourth concussion in five years. He had to come back to action in the second half to replace Giants' starter Daniel Jones, who had just suffered from a sprained ankle.