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Jason Taylor (American football)

Jason Taylor (American football)
Jason Taylor during the 2009 NFL season.
Personal information
Current teamNew York Jets
Date of birthSeptember 1, 1974(age 36)
Place of birthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 6 inch (2 m)
Weight250 lb (113.4 kg)
Career information
CollegeAkron
NFL Draft1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73
Debut1997 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
As player:
* Miami Dolphins (19972007) * Washington Redskins (2008) * Miami Dolphins (2009) * New York Jets (2010 � present)
As player:
* Miami Dolphins (19972007) * Washington Redskins (2008) * Miami Dolphins (2009) * New York Jets (2010 � present)
Roster statusActive
Career highlights and awards
* AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2006) * 3× First-Team All-Pro selection (2000, 2002, 2006) * 1× Second-Team All-Pro (2001) * 6× Pro Bowl selection (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) * 2× First-team All-MAC (1995-1996) * Honorable mention All-American (1996) * Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2007) * NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
NFL stat - 17 Week, 2010
Tackles560
Sacks132.5
Interceptions8
Passes defensed66
Forced fumbles39

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Jason Paul Taylor (born September 1, 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Akron.

A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Taylor was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006, and is the NFL's all time leader in fumble return touchdowns (6).

Taylor has also played for the Washington Redskins.

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Mark L. Reynolds - Staunton News Leader Tweet this news
Staunton News Leader--Also surviving are his daughter, Tiffany Bright and her fiance, -Jason Taylor- of Waynesboro; a son-in-law, David Bright of Harriston; three stepchildren, Stephanie, Heather and James Jr.; a sister, Susan Denise Foreman of Waynesboro - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:46:20 GMT+00:00
Getting a feel for draft with McShay - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--Aldon Smith as a Taylor-type pass rusher. Missouri defensive end Aldon Smith is projected as one of the draft's better pass rushers, and when McShay was asked to compare him to a current NFL player, he drew some similarities to -Jason Ta - Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:39:50 GMT+00:00
A Roller Coaster of a Season - The Cube Tweet this news
The Cube---Jason Taylor- would later tackle Steeler's running back Mewelde Moore in the backfield for a safety. The Steelers tried to rally but the Jets defense stood ... - Date : Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:18:39 GMT+00:00
Interview: 'Friday Night Lights' showrunner Jason Katims post-mortems the ... - HitFix (blog) Tweet this news
HitFix (blog)--It was hard for "Friday Night Lights" showrunner to say goodbye to characters like Tim Riggins (-Taylor- Kitsch) and -Jason- Street (Scott Porter), ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:07:26 GMT+00:00
Taylor: Without legitimate No. 2 scorer, Mavs won't get through second round ... - Dallas Morning News Tweet this news
Dallas Morning News---Jason- Terry, the last two years in the playoffs, hasn't been able to get it done for a variety of reasons. But, there's no guy, again, that you can look at ... - Date : Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:26:37 GMT+00:00
Jason Aldean has the #1 country album - WTAM.com Tweet this news
WTAM.com--It was a close call, but -Jason- Aldean's My Kinda Party has inched ahead of -Taylor- Swift's Speak Now to become the nation's number-one country album. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:29:52 GMT+00:00
Jason Taylor passes concussion tests, Rex Ryan expects him to be 'full-go' for ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News---Jason Taylor- is limited in pads for Thursday's practice but insists he's ready to play Sunday. Will the Jets beat the Steelers and advance ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:51:41 GMT+00:00
Jason Taylor: Jets don't have to be loud to stop Tom Brady - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today---Jason Taylor- tried to add a calmer perspective to the invective coming from some corners of his New York Jets locker roon on Wednesday. ... - Date : Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:06:40 GMT+00:00
Darrelle Revis says Steelers game is 'more personal' for him, Jason Taylor - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com--"Because -Jason Taylor- is from there, too. We talk about it all the time. We played them a couple weeks ago. We were talking about just getting a win from ... - Date : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:14:03 GMT+00:00
Jason Taylor dedicates season to agent - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--At first glance, -Jason Taylor- looked like a safety. Or a receiver. Or a small forward in basketball. But Wichard saw him as an NFL defensive end, ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:42:29 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Dancing with the Stars (US) runner up
Season 6 (Spring 2008 with Edyta Sliwinska)
Succeeded by
Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson

Awards : Performances
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/ "Pride and Joy" 7 8 7 Safe
2 Mambo/ "Lupita" 9 9 9 Safe
3 Jive/ "I Got a Woman" 8 7 8 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz/ "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 10 9 10 Safe
5 Rumba/ "You're All I Need To Get By" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Best of My Love" 8 8 8 Safe
7 Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie"
Paso Doble/ "Heavy Action"
10
9
9
8
10
9
Safe
8 Tango/ "Tango Barbaro"
Samba/ "It Had Better Be Tonight"
10
8
9
7
10
8
Last to be Called Safe
9
Semi-finals
Foxtrot/ "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"
Paso Doble/ "El Gato Montes"
9
9
10
9
9
9
Safe
10
Finals
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Freestyle/ "Miami"
Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie"
8
9
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
Runner-Up

2001 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Rich Gannon * RB Edgerrin James * FB Richie Anderson * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Eric Moulds * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Tony Boselli * OT Jonathan Ogden * G Ruben Brown * G Bruce Matthews * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Trace Armstrong * DE Jason Taylor * DT Sam Adams * DT Trevor Pryce
OLB Mo Lewis * OLB Junior Seau * ILB Ray Lewis
CB Sam Madison * CB Samari Rolle * FS Rod Woodson * SS Blaine Bishop
Special TeamsP Darren Bennett * PK Matt Stover * KR Derrick Mason * ST Larry Izzo

2003 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Rich Gannon * RB Priest Holmes * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Jerry Rice * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Jonathan Ogden * OT Willie Roaf * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Trevor Pryce * DE Jason Taylor * DT Richard Seymour * DT Gary Walker
OLB Joey Porter * OLB Junior Seau * ILB Zach Thomas
CB Aaron Glenn * CB Patrick Surtain * FS Rod Woodson * SS Lawyer Milloy
Special TeamsP Chris Hanson * PK Adam Vinatieri * KR Dante Hall * ST Larry Izzo

2005 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB Curtis Martin * FB Tony Richardson * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Chad Johnson * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Jonathan Ogden * OT Willie Anderson * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Dwight Freeney * DE Jason Taylor * DT Sam Adams * DT Marcus Stroud
OLB Terrell Suggs * OLB Takeo Spikes * ILB James Farrior
CB Champ Bailey * CB Tory James * FS John Lynch * SS Ed Reed
Special TeamsP Shane Lechler * PK Adam Vinatieri * KR Terrence McGee * ST Larry Izzo

2006 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB Edgerrin James * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Chad Johnson * TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson * OT Willie Roaf * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Jeff Saturday
DefenseDE Dwight Freeney * DE Jason Taylor * DT Jamal Williams * DT Marcus Stroud
OLB Cato June * OLB Shawne Merriman * ILB Al Wilson
CB Champ Bailey * CB Deltha O'Neal * FS Bob Sanders * SS Troy Polamalu
Special TeamsP Brian Moorman * PK Shayne Graham * KR Jerome Mathis * ST Hanik Milligan

2007 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB LaDainian Tomlinson * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Andre Johnson * WR Chad Johnson * TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson * OT Jonathan Ogden * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Jeff Saturday
DefenseDE Jason Taylor * DE Aaron Schobel * DT Richard Seymour * DT Jamal Williams
OLB Adalius Thomas * OLB Shawne Merriman * ILB Al Wilson
CB Champ Bailey * CB Rashean Mathis * FS Ed Reed * SS Troy Polamalu
Special TeamsP Brian Moorman * PK Nate Kaeding * KR Justin Miller * ST Kassim Osgood

NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1971: Page * 1972: Greene * 1973: Anderson * 1974: Greene (x2) * 1975: Blount * 1976: Lambert * 1977: Martin * 1978: Gradishar * 1979: Selmon * 1980: Hayes * 1981: Taylor * 1982: Taylor (x2) * 1983: Betters * 1984: Easley * 1985: Singletary * 1986: Taylor (x3) * 1987: White * 1988: Singletary (x2) * 1989: Millard * 1990: Smith * 1991: Swilling * 1992: Kennedy * 1993: Woodson * 1994: D. Sanders * 1995: Paup * 1996: Smith (x2) * 1997: Stubblefield * 1998: White (x2) * 1999: Sapp * 2000: Lewis * 2001: Strahan * 2002: Brooks * 2003: Lewis (x2) * 2004: Reed * 2005: Urlacher * 2006: Taylor * 2007: B. Sanders * 2008: Harrison * 2009: Woodson

National Football League * NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team

Peyton Manning * Tom Brady * LaDainian Tomlinson * Shaun Alexander * Edgerrin James * Jamal Lewis * Lorenzo Neal * Marvin Harrison * Terrell Owens * Randy Moss * Torry Holt * Tony Gonzalez * Antonio Gates * Walter Jones * Orlando Pace * Jonathan Ogden * Willie Roaf * Alan Faneca * Will Shields * Steve Hutchinson * Larry Allen * Kevin Mawae * Olin Kreutz * Dwight Freeney * Jason Taylor * Michael Strahan * Julius Peppers * Warren Sapp * Kevin Williams * Richard Seymour * La'Roi Glover * Ray Lewis * Joey Porter * Derrick Brooks * Zach Thomas * Brian Urlacher * DeMarcus Ware * Champ Bailey * Charles Woodson * Ronde Barber * Ty Law * Ed Reed * Darren Sharper * Troy Polamalu * Brian Dawkins * Adam Vinatieri * David Akers * Shane Lechler * Brian Moorman * Joshua Cribbs * Dante Hall * Devin Hester * Bill Belichick * Tony Dungy

2006 AP NFL All-Pro Team

Offense: QB Drew Brees * RB LaDainian Tomlinson * RB Larry Johnson * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Chad Johnson * TE Antonio Gates
OT Jammal Brown * OT Willie Anderson * G Alan Faneca * G Shawn Andrews * C Olin Kreutz
Defense: DE Julius Peppers * DE Jason Taylor * DT Jamal Williams * DT Kevin Williams * OLB Shawne Merriman * OLB Adalius Thomas * ILB Zach Thomas * ILB Brian Urlacher * CB Champ Bailey * CB Rashean Mathis * S Ed Reed * S Brian Dawkins
Special Teams P Brian Moorman * PK Robbie Gould * KR Devin Hester

Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

1970: Unitas * 1971: Hadl * 1972: Lanier * 1973: Dawson * 1974: Blanda * 1975: Anderson * 1976: Harris * 1977: Payton * 1978: Staubach * 1979: Greene * 1980: Carmichael * 1981: Swann * 1982: Theismann * 1983: Benirschke * 1984: Lyons * 1985: Stephenson * 1986: Williams * 1987: Duerson * 1988: Largent * 1989: Moon * 1990: Singletary * 1991: Muñoz * 1992: Elway * 1993: Thomas * 1994: Seau * 1995: Esiason * 1996: Green * 1997: Aikman * 1998: Marino * 1999: Carter * 2000: Flanigan & Brooks * 2001: Bettis * 2002: Vincent * 2003: Shields * 2004: Dunn * 2005: Manning * 2006: Brees & Tomlinson * 2007: Taylor * 2008: Warner * 2009: Waters

New York Jets current roster

Active roster2 Nick Folk * 3 Erik Ainge * 6 Mark Sanchez * 7 Kevin O'Connell * 8 T.J. Conley * 9 Steve Weatherford * 10 Santonio Holmes * 11 Kellen Clemens * 14 Marcus Henry * 15 Larry Taylor * 16 Brad Smith * 17 Braylon Edwards * 19 Britt Davis * 20 Kyle Wilson * 21 LaDainian Tomlinson * 22 Brodney Pool * 23 Shonn Greene * 24 Darrelle Revis * 25 Joe McKnight * 26 Dwight Lowery * 29 Bo Smith * 30 Drew Coleman * 31 Antonio Cromartie * 32 Chauncey Washington * 33 Eric Smith * 34 Marquice Cole * 35 Donovan Warren * 36 Jim Leonhard * 38 John Conner * 40 Brian Jackson * 43 Jason Davis * 43 Brashton Satele * 44 James Ihedigbo * 46 Tanner Purdum * 47 Cory Reamer * 49 Tony Richardson * 50 Vernon Gholston * 51 Kevin Basped * 52 David Harris * 53 Ezra Butler * 54 Kenwin Cummings * 55 Jamaal Westerman * 56 Lance Laury * 57 Bart Scott * 58 Josh Mauga * 59 Robby Felix * 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson * 61 Ty Steinkuhler * 62 Vladimir Ducasse * 64 Charlie Tanner * 65 Brandon Moore * 67 Damien Woody * 68 Matt Slauson * 69 Marlon Davis * 70 Mike DeVito * 71 Dan Gay * 72 Mike Turkovich * 74 Nick Mangold * 75 Robert Turner * 76 Aaron Kia * 77 Kris Jenkins * 78 Wayne Hunter * 79 Ropati Pitoitua * 81 Dustin Keller * 82 Matthew Mulligan * 83 Danny Woodhead * 84 Ben Hartsock * 85 James Dearth * 86 Jeff Cumberland * 87 David Clowney * 88 Aundrae Allison * 89 Jerricho Cotchery * 91 Sione Pouha * 92 Shaun Ellis * 93 Matt Kroul * 94 Jason Lamb * 95 Jason Taylor * 96 Simi Toeaina * 97 Calvin Pace * 98 Rodrique Wright * 99 Bryan Thomas *
Practice squad
Reserve lists



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