Taybor Pepper
Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He played for the Green Bay Packers in 2017 and for the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
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Position: | Long snapper | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Urbana, Illinois | May 28, 1994||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Saline (MI) | ||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||
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College career
Pepper attended Michigan State University where he served as starting long snapper all four years from 2012 to 2016, playing a total 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second All-America team.[1]
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pepper was not signed by a team during the 2016 season. On January 27, 2017, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green Bay Packers.[2][3]
Baltimore Ravens
On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later.[4]
Green Bay Packers (second stint)
On September 25, 2017, Pepper resigned with the Packers to replace an injured Brett Goode.[5][6] On November 3, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot in practice.[7][8]
New York Giants
On January 2, 2019, Pepper signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]
Miami Dolphins
On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was waived on April 26, 2020.[12]
References
- "MSUSPARTANS.COM :: Taybor Pepper Bio :: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Hirschhorn, Jason B. (November 3, 2017). "Packers long-snapper Taybor Pepper broke foot, headed to IR, per report". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
- "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019.
- "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.