Jason Paul Taylor, who used to play football for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, was both an outside linebacker and a defensive end (NFL).
Taylor played for the Dolphins for 15 years, from 1997 to 2007 and again in 2009 and 2011. In 2008 and 2010, he played for the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets. With 46 forced fumbles, Taylor is fourth in the league.
He is the all-time leader in fumble return touchdowns, with 6. He is also the all-time leader in defensive lineman interceptions returned for touchdowns, with 3. He has 139.5 sacks in his career, which puts him in eighth place. He is fourth in NFL history with 246 yards from fumble returns.
He has scored nine touchdowns in his career, which is more than any other defensive lineman. He formally announced his retirement on December 28, 2011. Taylor is now coaching college football as a defensive coordinator on Mario Cristobal’s staff at Miami (FL).
Jason Taylor’s mom and dad are named Georgia and Anthony
Georgia Taylor and Anthony Taylor are the parents of famous football player Jason Taylor. She gave birth to him in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, on September 1, 1974.
Jason’s mother has always loved and supported him no matter what he did for a living. He was always told and pushed to do his best at whatever he chose to do for a living.
In 2002, NFL player Jason Taylor sued his father, Anthony Taylor, for being violent and lying about him. Anthony was safe in his own home when his own child attacked him with weapons.
Anthony tried at first to get custody of his three children, but he failed. There were also money charges in the complaint against him. The claims have not been proven to be true. But even though he sues his wife and children many times, the father of three never wins.
Mason, Zoey, and Isaiah are Jason Taylor’s kids
Jason Taylor and his ex-wife, Katina, have three kids: Zoey Taylor, Isaiah Taylor, and Mason Taylor. He also has a son with his current wife, Monica Taylor, who is a year old.
His oldest son, Mason Taylor, is also an athlete. He plays tight end for LSU. He became very interested in football after seeing how well his father did in the same sport. Jason is always there to encourage and back up his kids in the careers they choose.
Also, one of Jason’s Instagram posts says that Isaiah Taylor is a football player who has been picked by the Arizona football team. But Zoey, his daughter, doesn’t have any more information about her on any public site.
Jason has always been proud to be a dad, and he has never been afraid to do what he needs to do as a dad. Even in his Instagram bio, where people can find him under the name @jasontaylor99, he says that he is a father first.
The father of four kids has never failed to post pictures of them on his Instagram account, which has more than 58.1k followers and is officially verified. He often puts @mason taylor99 and @isaiah taylor4 as tags for his sons. Both of his sons have Instagram accounts that are verified.
What kind of people Jason Taylor is and where he comes from
Jason Taylor is an American citizen who used to play football. He is of Afro-American descent. He grew up with his mother and two siblings in a good family of four.
Jason Taylor grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he went to Woodland Hills High School and played high school football. From 10th to 12th grade, he went to school at home.
Later, he went to the University of Akron to study political science and criminal justice. Taylor played football for the Akron Zips for four years and started for three of them while he was at the University of Akron.
As a junior, the football player made the All-America team and was named twice to the first team of the Mid-American Conference. As a junior, he played weakside linebacker. As a senior, he switched to left defensive end.
In 1996, Jason was named National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Virginia Tech. Taylor was picked by the Miami Dolphins with the 73rd overall pick in the third round of the NFL Draft in 1997. Taylor signed a four-year deal worth about $1.3 million in July 1997.
Who is Katina Taylor, the former wife of Jason Taylor?
Katina Taylor was a well-known journalist and TV reporter who used to be married to football player Jason Taylor. As of 2022, they have been apart for more than five years.
Katina has put all of her focus and enthusiasm for fitness and health into a good cause. Katina got her degree and then went on to study at Texas Tech University. She was a journalism major, and her teacher gave her a “A.”
Katina asked for a divorce on January 25, 2015, and it was finalized on February 10, 2015. But people found out about the divorce again when she sued her husband in July 2017 because Jason hadn’t paid the rest of the $3.4 million. The divorce was put on hold when the Miami Dolphins player agreed to pay $8.67 million in spousal support and $4,000 in child support.
The beginnings
Jason Taylor grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went to Woodland Hills High School, where he played football. From 10th to 12th grade, he went to school at home.
Taylor played football for the Akron Zips for four years and was a starter for three of those years while he was at the University of Akron. During his time in college, he made 279 tackles, 21 sacks, seven fumble recoveries, and three interceptions. As a junior and senior, he was named to the first team of the Mid-American Conference. As a junior, he was also named to the All-America team. As a junior, he played weakside linebacker, and as a senior, he switched to playing left defensive end. In 1996, he was named National Defensive Player of the Week for his play against Virginia Tech. He made 12 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, three stops for loss, and tackled a punt returner in the end zone for a safety.
Taylor also played on the men’s basketball team for the Akron Zips. He was the third person to be put into Akron’s Ring of Honor. This happened in 2004. He studied political science and law as his majors.
The first time with the Dolphins
Taylor was taken by the Miami Dolphins with the 73rd pick in the third round of the NFL Draft in 1997. In July 1997, Taylor signed a four-year deal worth about $1.3 million. From that point on, he became known as one of the best defensive ends in the league. In his first year, he was a starter and had five sacks and two forced fumbles.
The next year, in 1998, Taylor had nine sacks and eight passes that he blocked. In 1999, Taylor got the first of eight interceptions he would have in the NFL.
2000–2003
Taylor, who was a restricted free agent, got a one-year tender on April 15, 2000. This gave him a salary of $1.027 million for the year. Taylor answered by making 73 tackles, 14.5 sacks, and 6 passes batted that season for the Dolphins. His performance earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl for the first time.
On July 24, 2001, he signed a contract to stay with the Dolphins for six years and $42 million. The one-year, $5.39 million deal the Dolphins gave Taylor in February 2001, when he became their franchise player, was replaced by the new one. Taylor had 70 tackles, 15 of which were for a loss, 8.5 sacks, and eight pass breakups in 2001.
Taylor led the NFL in sacks in 2002 and tied the Dolphins’ team record with 18.5. In addition to his 69 tackles, he also caused seven fumbles and knocked down eight more passes. He was picked by everyone as an All-Pro, and he went back to the Pro Bowl. Taylor followed up his All-Pro season with a 13-sack season the next year (2003).
2004–2005
On March 1, 2004, the Dolphins agreed to a three-year contract extension with Taylor. They did this to free up more salary cap space. With the new deal, Taylor is signed through the 2009 season. The new deal, which replaced his 6-year, $42 million contract that was set to end in 2006, was worth $45 million from 2004 to 2009, with almost $10 million guaranteed in 2004. Taylor had 68 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 11 passes batted away, and one pass he picked off in 2004. The next year, in 2005, he had 73 tackles and 12 sacks. He also stopped 10 passes and caused 4 turnovers.
2006
Taylor had one of the best years of his career in 2006, when he had 13.5 sacks, 9 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and two interceptions (both of which were returned for touchdowns). For this, he was named the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. On January 5, 2007, a group of 50 sportswriters and TV hosts who cover the NFL gave Taylor 22 votes. Champ Bailey, a cornerback for the Denver Broncos, got 16 votes, but he lost to Taylor. Shawne Merriman got six votes, and Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears, who won the award in 2005, got four votes. Taylor was also named an All-Pro by the coaches and media for the second time in his career.
2007
Taylor had 10 or more sacks for the sixth time in his career in 2007, and he also intercepted another pass (the 7th of his career, and the 3rd returned for a TD). Five of his FRs have been returned for touchdowns, which is an NFL record he shares with Jessie Tuggle, who used to play linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons. Taylor is now the all-time leader in defensive touchdowns scored by a defensive lineman. He has eight defensive touchdowns, three of which came from interception returns and five from free kick returns. He has also had two safeties and two field goal blocks in his career.
In 2007, Dolphins fans voted Taylor onto the All-Time Miami Dolphins team. He and Bill Stanfill were both picked for the first team at defensive end.
Jeff Ireland, the general manager of the Miami Dolphins, said that there were talks about trading veteran defensive end Taylor. “They had a price in mind, and nobody in the league was interested in that price,” Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said after talking to the Dolphins about Taylor. The Miami Herald reported on April 28, 2008, that Dolphin President Bill Parcells was upset that Taylor skipped the Dolphins’ voluntary off-season workouts to be on Dancing with the Stars and that when Taylor walked into a room where Parcells was watching a tape, Parcells ignored him. Taylor was said to be “furious.” Ireland said on Sunday, April 27, 2008, that the Dolphins want Taylor back for the 2008 season and see him as a team leader.
The St. Petersburg Times reported on April 26, 2008, that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had agreed to give at least a second-round pick, and maybe even more, to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Taylor. But when Jacksonville got the second-round pick, the paper took the story down from its website. When asked about trade talks, Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden said, “There have been rumors of trades, and I don’t think we’re any different than anyone else. When you talk about well-known players, we’ll call them to find out what’s going on. It’s a part of what we do.”
Taylor was sent to the Washington Redskins on July 20, 2008, in exchange for a second-round pick in 2009 (with which Pat White was chosen) and a sixth-round pick in 2010.
[10] The trade happened after Phillip Daniels and Alex Buzbee, two defensive ends for the Redskins, got hurt on the first day of training camp and couldn’t play again.
Taylor was let go by the Washington Redskins on March 2, 2009, because he refused to work out during the off-season and said he wanted to be closer to his family in Florida.