Career
He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 Canadian Football League Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football at Central Florida.
Taylor is currently a pit crew member for Fitzpatrick Motorsports in the Canadian Tire Series.
Taylor started his 4-year college football career on full athletic scholarship at UCF of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in January of 1999. Playing immediately as a true freshman after making the transition from tight end to guard during spring and fall camp, Taylor saw action in all 22 games his first two seasons as a backup.
Taylor became a starter his junior year at guard and by the end of his senior season, Taylor was arguably the Golden Knights" best run blocker and was named second Team All-MAC.
Taylor first started his professional career in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, following his release from the Eagles, Taylor made his way to the Canadian Football League where he was drafted 11th overall by the Calgary Stampeders. Taylor played his first four years in the Canadian Football League with the Stamps before being traded to the Toronto Argonauts where he played five more seasons until his retirement in 2012.
During his 9 year Canadian Football League career, Taylor was named Canadian Football League Division All-Star (07) and team nominee for Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Lineman 3 years in a row (07,08,09).
During Taylor’s Canadian Football League career he started 137 regular season & playoff games at right guard, more notable starting 128 of those consecutively without missing a single play. In 2012 following his retirement from the Canadian Football League, Taylor joined Fitzpatrick Motorsports as a pit crew member and will handle both the duties of Jackman and Gas Manitoba for the #84 Equipment Express Chevrolet driven by J.R. Fitzpatrick in the Canadian Tire Series. While becoming a professional athlete, Taylor has been involved in numerous community programs, including: visits to children's hospitals, speaking at youth jails and rehabilitation centres in the United States. and Canada, and speaking with thousands of kids throughout the GTA with an anti-bullying program
A lot of Taylor’s time in the community has been spent being an advocate for breast cancer awareness.
Through his professional career, he has formed partnerships between numerous Canadian Football League teams and national cancer charitable organizations, as well as playing an intricate role in bringing ‘Pink’ to the Canadian Football League. Taylor launched this initiative after losing his mother to breast cancer when he was just 7 years old.