Roger Taylor (American football)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1958)}}
{{other people||Roger Taylor (disambiguation){{!}}Roger Taylor}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Roger Taylor
| number = 51, 76
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|01|5}}
| birth_place = Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 271
| high_school = Oklahoma City (OK) Star Spencer
| college = Oklahoma State
| draftyear = 1981
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 75
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1981}})
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1982}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1983}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1985}})*
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 13
| pfr = TaylRo21
}}
Roger Wayne Taylor (born January 5, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211003511/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TAYLOROG01 Roger Taylor Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com]}} Taylor was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (75th overall) out of Oklahoma State University in the 1981 NFL draft.[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1981&round=roundthree NFL Draft History: Full Draft]
Professional career
=Kansas City Chiefs=
The Kansas City Chiefs obtained Taylor in the third round of the 1981 NFL draft as the result of a draft-day trade that sent running back Tony Reed to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the 75th pick of the 1981 NFL draft (Roger Taylor) and a 4th round pick in the 1982 NFL draft (Stuart Anderson).[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zKkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-cFAAAAIBAJ&dq=tony%20reed%20kansas%20city%20chiefs&pg=6443%2C6769182 KC Chooses Scott No. 1, then back]Lawrence Journal-World, accessed March 14, 2012 Taylor would go on to play in 13 regular season games for the Chiefs during their 1981 season.[http://www.nfl.com/player/rogertaylor/2527113/gamelogs Roger Taylor Game Logs], accessed March 14, 2012
In 1982 Taylor attended the Chiefs' training camp, but was released as part of the final cuts on September 6, 1982.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0bheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oDAMAAAAIBAJ&dq=roger%20taylor%20chiefs&pg=5875%2C2625398 Ax falls on punters, place-kickers]Lewiston Morning Tribune, accessed March 14, 2012 As fate would have it, the other players connected to the 1981 draft-day trade were released that day as well, Stuart Anderson by the Chiefs and Tony Reed by the Broncos.
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
After being released by the Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the 1982 season.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FNpkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nH4NAAAAIBAJ&dq=roger%20taylor%20blue%20bombers&pg=1880%2C1376369 Bomber blues], The Calgary Herald, accessed March 13, 2012 During his time with the Blue Bombers Taylor would wear jersey number 51.[http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=T Bomber Alumni], accessed March 13, 2012
=Buffalo Bills=
As a free agent, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 1983 and on the second day of training camp he injured his knee. He spent the entire year on the injured reserve list and did not play in any pre-season or regular season games for the Bills during their 1983 season.
=New Orleans Saints=
=Professional career statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Season | |Team | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 || Kansas City Chiefs
| 13 || 0 | |||
| 1982 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 4 || 0 | |||
| 1983 | Buffalo Bills
|colspan=2| Injured-reserve | ||
| colspan=2|Total
| 17 || 0 |
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Shawnee, Oklahoma
Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players