Rod Taylor (American football)

Rod Taylor (born October 26, 1994) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Ole Miss, where he started every game at right tackle in 2017. Taylor was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round with the 252nd overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Rod Taylor
Free agent
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994
Jackson, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Jackson (MS) Callaway
College:Ole Miss
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 252
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Taylor was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round, 252nd overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1] On the first day of training camp on July 27, 2018, Taylor was carted off the field with an apparent knee injury. The next day, it was revealed that Taylor tore his ACL, prematurely ending his rookie season.[2]

On June 10, 2019, Taylor was waived by the Bengals.[3] He was suspended for the first four games of the 2019 NFL season on September 7, 2019.[4] He was reinstated from suspension by the NFL on October 1, 2019, but was suspended an additional 10 weeks on October 16, 2019.[5] He was reinstated from suspension again on December 24, 2019. He was suspended indefinitely on December 30, 2019.[6]

Team 9

Taylor was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on January 30, 2020.[7] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Bengals select Ole Miss OL Rod Taylor in Round 7". CincyJungle.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. "Bengals OL Rod Taylor carted off at training camp with knee injury". CincyJungle.com. July 28, 2018.
  3. "Bengals Sign John Jerry, Waive Rod Taylor". Bengals.com. June 10, 2019.
  4. Ortenberg, Andrew (September 7, 2019). "Free Agent OL Rod Taylor Suspended 4 Games". ProFootballRumors.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. @HBalzer721 (October 16, 2019). "Free-agent G Rod Taylor suspended by the NFL for the next 10 weeks of the season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. @AaronWilson_NFL (December 30, 2019). "NFL suspended free agent guard Rod Taylor indefinitely" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  8. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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