- Courtney Taylor (American football)
-
Courtney Taylor No. 86 BC Lions Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: April 7, 1984 Place of birth: Carrollton, Alabama Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) Career information College: Auburn NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197 Debuted in 2007 for the Seattle Seahawks Career history - Seattle Seahawks (2007–2008)
- BC Lions (2011–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Freshman All-SEC (2003)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 Receptions 14 Receiving yards 136 Receiving average 9.7 Receiving TDs 0 Stats at NFL.com Stats at CFL.ca Courtney Taylor (born April 7, 1984 in Carrollton, Alabama) is a gridiron football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Contents
Early years
Taylor attended Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Alabama where lettered in football as a quarterback and cornerback.[1]
College career
Taylor played college football at Auburn where he was converted to wide receiver. He holds the school record for career receptions with 153.[1]
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Taylor was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the team on July 10, 2007. He made his NFL debut on September 16 and caught one pass for six yards. He became the Seahawks' starting wide receiver in 2008 to begin the season, but was demoted in week 4. He was released on October 8, and re-signed to the practice squad. After being re-signed in the offseason, Taylor was waived on September 5, 2009 during final cuts.
BC Lions
On October 12, 2011, Taylor signed a practice roster agreement with the BC Lions.[2]
Personal
Taylor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the 2008 offseason.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Scarbinsky, Kevin (February 28, 2010). "Scarbinsky: Courtney Taylor won't let MS slow him down". Al.com. http://blog.al.com/kevin-scarbinsky/2010/02/scarbinsky_courtney_taylor_won.html. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ http://www.bclions.com/article/lions-add-pair-to-practice-roster-release-two
External links
BC Lions current roster Active roster 1 Arland Bruce | 3 Cauchy Muamba | 4 Paul McCallum | 7 Jarious Jackson | 9 Keron Williams | 10 Kierrie Johnson | 11 Tad Kornegay | 13 Mike Reilly | 14 Travis Lulay | 17 Jock Sanders | 19 Paris Jackson | 20 Jerome Dennis | 21 Ryan Phillips | 23 Jamall Lee | 24 Korey Banks | 25 Jamal Robertson | 26 Anthony Reddick | 27 J.R. LaRose | 28 J. R. Ruffin | 31 Dante Marsh | 33 Andrew Harris | 40 Tim Cronk | 41 Hamid Mahmoudi | 42 Anton McKenzie | 45 Jason Arakgi | 46 Rolly Lumbala | 47 James Yurichuk | 49 Amara Kamara | 50 Adam Bighill | 53 Jesse Newman | 54 Dean Valli | 55 Dan McCullough | 57 Andrew Jones | 63 Jovan Olafioye | 64 Angus Reid | 65 Ben Archibald | 67 Jon Hameister-Ries | 79 Eric Taylor | 81 Geroy Simon | 85 Shawn Gore | 87 Marco Iannuzzi | 88 Akeem Foster | 90 Aaron Hunt | 94 Khreem Smith | 96 Khalif Mitchell | 97 Brent Johnson
Practice roster 8 Ryan Thelwell | 29 Rafael Priest | 36 Neil McKinlay | 39 Michael Smith | 58 Kyle Burkhart | 61 Adam Baboulas | 76 Rajon Henley | 77 Nuvraj Bassi | 83 Nick Moore | 86 Courtney Taylor | 93 James Bryant | 98 Teryl White
Inactive list 2 Davis Sanchez | 6 Stanley Franks | 12 Corey Leonard | 18 Hugh O'Neill | 35 Tim Brown | 44 Adam Leonard | 51 Joash Gesse | 56 Solomon Elimimian
East: HAM · MON · TOR · WIN • West: BC · CAL · EDM · SASSeattle Seahawks 2007 NFL Draft selections Josh Wilson • Brandon Mebane • Baraka Atkins • Mansfield Wrotto • Will Herring • Courtney Taylor • Jordan Kent • Steve VallosCategories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Auburn Tigers football players
- BC Lions players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- People with multiple sclerosis
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
