Jason Taylor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jason Taylor
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 1, 1974(1974-09-01)
Age	50
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Jason Taylor Biography

Jason Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on September 1, 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Hall of Fame linebacker and defensive lineman who ranks among the top league players in sacks as well as fumble returns for touchdowns. He started his playing career for the Miami Dolphins, while also playing for teams like the Washington Redskins and New York Jets.

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While attending the University of Akron, Taylor was a four-year letterman and three-year starter for the Akron Zips football team. He recorded 279 tackles, 21 sacks, seven fumbles recovered, and three interceptions in his college career. He was a two-time first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection as a junior and senior, as well as an All-America pick as a junior. As a junior, he played weakside linebacker and moved to left defensive end as a senior. In 1996, he earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Virginia Tech when he posted 12 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, three stops for loss and tackled a punt returner in the end zone for a safety.

Taylor has also won numerous team awards, including the Dolphins Newcomer of the Year Award (1997), the “Dan Marino” Team MVP Award a record four times (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006), and the “Don Shula” Team Leadership Award four times (2002, 2006-2007, 2009).

He got married to his co-teammate He married his teammate Zach Thomas‘s sister, Katina. His sister is sports reporter Joy Taylor.’s sister, Katina. His sister is a sports reporter Joy Taylor.

Jason Taylor Net Worth

Jason Taylor is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jason Taylor 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the NCAA football tournament in the state of Akron as well as a third round selection from the Miami Dolphins in 1997.

His team forced him to fumble 47 times, registered 773 tackles as well as 139.5 sacks, while also racking up 8 interceptions in his career.

Jason Paul Taylor (born September 1, 1974) is a former American football defensive end and outside linebacker who spent the majority of his career with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Over the course of his 15-year career, Taylor played for the Dolphins on three occasions (1997–2007, 2009 and 2011), and also played a season each for the Washington Redskins (2008) and New York Jets (2010). Taylor has the fourth most forced fumbles of all time with 46, and is tied for the NFL record for fumble recoveries (with Jim Marshall) with 29. He is seventh on the all-time career sack list with 139.5 sacks and is the all-time leader in fumble return touchdowns with six, and interceptions returned for touchdowns by a defensive lineman with three, while his 246 fumble return yards are the fourth-highest total in NFL history. With nine career touchdowns scored, he is also the all- time leader in that category for defensive linemen. He officially announced his retirement on December 28, 2011.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jason Taylor Dating?

According to our records, Jason Taylor married to Monica Taylor , Katina Taylor. As of December 1, 2023, Jason Taylor’s is not dating anyone.

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On July 24, 2001, he signed a six-year, $42 million contract to remain with the Dolphins. The new contract replaced the one-year, $5.39 million deal the Dolphins tendered Taylor in February 2001, when he was designated their franchise player. In 2001 Taylor recorded 70 tackles (15 for a loss), 8.5 sacks and swatted away eight passes.

Facts & Trivia

Jason Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jason Taylor celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

In 2004 Taylor and his wife Katina founded the Jason Taylor Foundation with the goal of improving the lives of children in South Florida. The foundation has launched the Jason Taylor Reading Room, an after-school program aimed at increasing literacy among inner city children; renamed the Holtz Children’s Hospital’s learning center as “The Jason Taylor Children’s Learning Center”; provided 11 sixth-grade students with college scholarships through the Take Stock in Children organization; created the “Big Screens-Big Dreams” program to screen inspirational films for hundreds of student-athletes; and furnished 60 children with $300 back-to-school shopping certificates as part of the “Cool Gear for the School Year” program.

What does Jason Taylor do now?

Jason Taylor spent much of his Pro Football Hall of Fame career playing in Miami. Now, he’s continuing his coaching career in South Florida.

Is Jason Taylor in the NFL Hall of Fame?

Pro Football Hall of Fame (2017)

Where did Jason Taylor go to college?

The University of Akron

Is Jason Taylor a high school coach?

He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. Taylor has been working as an assistant coach at local high school powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas for the past five seasons. Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.

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