Aaron Taylor (American football, born 1972)

For the other offensive lineman of the same name, seeAaron Taylor (American football, born 1975).

For other people named Aaron Taylor, seeAaron Taylor (disambiguation).

Aaron Taylor

Taylor at 2016 Mountain West Media Days
No. 73
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1972-11-14)November 14, 1972 San Francisco, California,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:	De La Salle(Concord, California)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1994/ round: 1 / pick: 16
Career history
Green Bay Packers(1994–1997) San Diego Chargers(1998–1999)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion(XXXI) Unanimous All-American(1993) ConsensusAll-American(1992) Lombardi Award(1993) Jim Parker Award(1993)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 75 Games started: 75 Fumbles recovered: 4
Player stats atPFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Aaron Matthew Taylor(born November 14, 1972) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was aguardfor six seasons in theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theNotre Dame Fighting Irishand was a two-timeAll-American.A first-round pick in the1994 NFL draft,he played professionally for theGreen Bay Packersand theSan Diego Chargersof the NFL. Taylor works as a college football analyst and television sportscaster. He is the Founder of the Joe Moore Award for the most outstanding offensive line unit in college football - the only major college football award going to a group versus an individual. Taylor is a speaker on teamwork and performance at summits, events, corporate retreats, universities. In 2021, Taylor was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame

Early life

Taylor was born inSan Francisco, California.He graduated fromDe La Salle High SchoolinConcord, California,where he playedhigh school footballfor the De La Salle Spartans.

College career

Taylor attended theUniversity of Notre Dame,and playedoffensive tacklefor theFighting Irishfrom 1990 to 1993.He was a consensus first-team All-American in1992and1993and won theLombardi Awardin 1993.Taylor was also a senior team captain and anOutland Trophyfinalist in 1993.

Professional career

Taylor was selected in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.He played for the Packers from1995to1997.Taylor's promising career was repeatedly interrupted by knee injuries, but he won a starting job at guard and played in twoSuper Bowlswith the Packers, including their win inSuper Bowl XXXI.After signing a large contract to play with the San Diego Chargers in1998,Taylor continued to be plagued by injuries, leading to his retirement from the NFL after the1999season.

Post-playing career

Taylor works as a college football analyst forCBS Sports Network.He previously worked as an analyst forABC Sports,and as co-host of the network's college football coverage withJohn SaundersandCraig James.Taylor provides color commentary for CBSSN's coverage of theWorld's Strongest Mancompetition. He is married to Bulgarian Olympic beach volleyball playerLina Yanchulova,and has two sons and a daughter.