1. Tyrod Diallo Taylor was born on August 3,1989 and is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League.
69 Facts About Tyrod Taylor
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Tyrod Taylor played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Tyrod Taylor was traded to the Cleveland Browns in March 2018, with the Bills drafting Josh Allen to replace him.
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At Hampton High School, in Hampton, Virginia, Tyrod Taylor was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track.
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Tyrod Taylor accumulated 7,690 yards of offense and scored 100 total touchdowns.
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Tyrod Taylor passed for 5,144 yards and 44 touchdowns, while rushing for 2,546 yards and 56 touchdowns.
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When Tyrod Taylor graduated from Hampton in 2007, he was rated as the No 1 dual-threat quarterback at Rivals.
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Tyrod Taylor narrowed his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, and chose to attend Virginia Tech.
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Tyrod Taylor returned in a game at Georgia Tech, but did not start for the rest of the season and rotated time with starter Sean Glennon.
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Tyrod Taylor completed 72-of-134 passing attempts, for a completion percentage of 53.7.
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Tyrod Taylor scored 11 touchdowns during the year, five passing and six rushing.
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Tyrod Taylor performed well including a 73-yard run and finished the game going 12-for-18 for 137 yards and a touchdown while rushing 16 times for 137 yards.
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Tyrod Taylor then started in the ACC Championship Game win over Boston College and was named the ACC Championship Game MVP.
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Tyrod Taylor was 15-of-22 for 186 yards and two touchdowns, along with 73 yards on the ground, against Boise State, but was unable to respond following a Broncos score with 1:03 remaining.
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Tyrod Taylor finished the regular season as ACC Player of the Year and ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player.
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Tyrod Taylor completed four of his five passes for 59 yards.
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Tyrod Taylor was selected in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Tyrod Taylor was the 11th quarterback to be selected that year.
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Tyrod Taylor played in his first regular season game on December 4,2011, in a victory over the Cleveland Browns, rushing for a two-yard gain.
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In Week 17, Joe Flacco was rested for most of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, offering Tyrod Taylor significant playing time.
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Tyrod Taylor scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard bootleg in the fourth quarter.
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Tyrod Taylor went on to earn a championship ring when the Ravens eventually won Super Bowl XLVII over the San Francisco 49ers.
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Tyrod Taylor showed his versatility as a runner using designed runs and scrambles for 66 yards on 15 carries.
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In Week 10, Tyrod Taylor saw his first action in a win against the Bengals.
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Tyrod Taylor ran an end-around handoff from Flacco for 18 yards, which was the longest run by any Ravens player in that game.
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Two weeks later against the New York Jets, Tyrod Taylor played 12 total snaps, five at quarterback.
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Tyrod Taylor gained seven yards on four carries though he did have a 17-yard first down run in the first quarter.
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Tyrod Taylor came in during the fourth quarter to relieve Flacco.
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On March 12,2015, Tyrod Taylor signed a three-year, $3.35 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.
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Tyrod Taylor added 43 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
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Tyrod Taylor completed 21 of his 29 attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions while adding 12 rushing yards.
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In Week 5, in a come-from-behind victory over the Tennessee Titans, Tyrod Taylor became only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 100 yards, run for at least 70 yards and catch a pass in a single game.
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Tyrod Taylor finished 11-for-12 with 181 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a career-high 146.5 passer rating.
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In Week 13, Tyrod Taylor set the Bills' franchise record for consecutive passes without an interception in the third quarter of a win against the Houston Texans.
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Tyrod Taylor set the Bills franchise record for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback, and became the first Bills quarterback with over 500 yards rushing in a season.
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Tyrod Taylor finished the 2015 season completing 63.7 percent of his passes, while throwing for over 3,000 yards, with 20 touchdowns to just six interceptions.
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Tyrod Taylor was made inactive for the final game of the season due to a clause in his contract that would make his 2017 salary guaranteed if he suffered a serious injury.
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On January 5,2017, Tyrod Taylor had surgery to repair a core muscle issue.
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Tyrod Taylor was selected as a 2017 Pro Bowl alternate, but he declined the invitation due to injury.
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Nonetheless, the Bills and Tyrod Taylor agreed to restructure his contract, keeping him with the team until the end of 2018.
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Tyrod Taylor sustained a concussion early in the third preseason game against the Ravens, but was able to recover in time to start in the Week 1 game against the Jets.
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In Week 7, against the Buccaneers, Tyrod Taylor helped lead the Bills to a fourth-quarter comeback, driving the offense 75 yards downfield for the game-tying touchdown with less than three minutes remaining.
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Tyrod Taylor finished the game with 268 passing yards and a touchdown while rushing for 53 yards.
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Tyrod Taylor completed 15 of 40 pass attempts for 197 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
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In Week 3, Tyrod Taylor was injured against the Jets, which prompted Mayfield to take over at quarterback and won their first game since 2016.
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Tyrod Taylor appeared in only one other game in the season, completing an 11-yard pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9.
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On March 13,2019, Tyrod Taylor signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Chargers, reuniting with former offensive coordinator and one-time interim head coach Anthony Lynn.
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In Week 9, Tyrod Taylor saw brief action during a game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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On March 22,2021, Tyrod Taylor signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.
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Tyrod Taylor was reunited with Texans' new head coach David Culley, who previously coached Taylor as the quarterbacks coach with the Bills in 2017.
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In Week 1, Tyrod Taylor started against the Jaguars due to legal issues with Deshaun Watson.
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In Week 13, against the Colts, Tyrod Taylor was benched in the third quarter in favor of Mills.
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Tyrod Taylor finished the game 5-of-13 for 45 yards and an interception.
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On March 17,2022, Tyrod Taylor signed a two-year contract worth $11 million with the New York Giants.
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Tyrod Taylor was concussed in the fourth quarter and put in NFL concussion protocol.
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In Week 5, Tyrod Taylor relieved Jones against the Dolphins after Jones suffered a neck injury late in the game.
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Tyrod Taylor finished the game completing 9 of 12 passes for 86 yards, and added another 14 yards rushing.
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Tyrod Taylor became just the second black starting quarterback in Giants history, after Geno Smith in 2017.
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Tyrod Taylor relieved DeVito at halftime of the Giants' Week 16 game against the Eagles, completing seven of 16 passes for 133 yards, an interception, and a 69-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton in the fourth quarter.
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Tyrod Taylor appeared in 11 games and started five in the 2023 season.
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Tyrod Taylor passed for 1,341 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions.
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On March 14,2024, Tyrod Taylor signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets.
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In Week 1 against the 49ers with the Jets, Tyrod Taylor came in during garbage time and threw a touchdown pass in his lone drive.
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In Week 17, facing a 40-point deficit against the Bills, Tyrod Taylor replaced starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers with 12:37 remaining in the 4th quarter.
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Tyrod Taylor completed 11 of 14 pass attempts for 83 yards and two touchdowns, which prevented a Jets shutout.
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Tyrod Taylor is noted for his low turnover rate, though critics point out his conservative playing style, often labeling him as a "game manager" in a similar mold as players such as Alex Smith.
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Tyrod Taylor is a Christian, having been raised in the faith by his parents.
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In 2020, Tyrod Taylor made a $25,000 contribution via his foundation to the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In June 2024, Tyrod Taylor joined the ownership group for Westchester SC, a professional soccer club to begin play in USL League One.