36 Facts About Taylor Lewan

Taylor Curtis Lewan was born on July 22,1991 and is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent.

Taylor Lewan played college football at Michigan, where he twice received first-team All-American honors, and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Taylor Lewan was born in Sacramento, California on July 22,1991 to Dave Taylor Lewan and Kelly Riley.

Taylor Lewan played his first three years of high school football for Cactus Shadows in Cave Creek, Arizona.

Taylor Lewan was a defensive end before transferring to Chaparral High School for his senior season, where he became an offensive lineman.

Taylor Lewan was selected as the fifth-best player in the state of Arizona and the 194th player nationally by Rivals.

Taylor Lewan was listed as the No 3 most athletic offensive lineman and the fifth-most agile offensive lineman according to Rivals.

Taylor Lewan was a SuperPrep All-American and the nation's No 10 overall offensive line prospect.

Taylor Lewan was selected to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game.

Taylor Lewan enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he majored in general studies, and redshirted his freshman year.

However, Taylor Lewan displayed a knack for ill-timed, drive-killing penalties, mostly for false starts and personal fouls.

Taylor Lewan was Michigan's starting left tackle in the first seven games of the season and was named to Phil Steele's Midseason All-Big Ten second team.

Taylor Lewan was an honorable mention All-American selectee by the Pro Football Weekly.

Taylor Lewan was a 2012 College Football All-America Team selection by the Associated Press, ESPN, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Lindy's Sports, Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.

Taylor Lewan was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the eleventh pick of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Taylor Lewan signed a four-year $11.48 million fully guaranteed contract and a signing bonus of $6.67 million.

Taylor Lewan started in 15 games and allowed five sacks.

In 2016, Taylor Lewan remained the starting left tackle, starting all 16 games and blocking for DeMarco Murray as he led the AFC in rushing yards and finished third in the league.

Taylor Lewan was selected to his first Pro Bowl for the 2016 season.

Taylor Lewan was ranked 72nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

On December 19,2017, Taylor Lewan was named to his second Pro Bowl.

Taylor Lewan was ranked 78th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

On July 27,2018, Taylor Lewan signed five-year, $80 million contract extension with the Titans with $50 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid offensive lineman in league history.

Taylor Lewan missed the rest of the game and the next game against the Houston Texans.

Taylor Lewan returned from concussion protocol prior in Week 3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Taylor Lewan had an MRI, but returned the next week against the Baltimore Ravens.

On December 18,2018, Taylor Lewan was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl.

Taylor Lewan finished the 2018 season starting 15 out of 16 games.

Taylor Lewan was ranked 77th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.

On July 24,2019, Taylor Lewan announced in a video that he was suspended four games after failing a drug test for a banned substance.

Taylor Lewan started all twelve of the Titans' remaining regular-season games, blocking for Derrick Henry as he won the league rushing yards title.

Taylor Lewan started all three of the Titans playoff games, blocking for Henry as he ran for almost 200 rushing yards in each of the first two games.

Taylor Lewan started the first five games of the 2020 season.

Taylor Lewan suffered a knee injury in Week 2 of the 2022 season and was ruled out for the year.

On February 10,2023, Taylor Lewan announced that he believes the Titans will release him and that he would be considering retirement from playing.

On October 30,2014, Taylor Lewan pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of drunk and disorderly and disturbing the peace in a Washtenaw County district courthouse.