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). Taylor was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (75th overall) out of Oklahoma State University in the 1981 NFL draft.NFL Draft History: Full Draft
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs obtained Taylor 75th overall 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).KC Chooses Scott No. 1, then backLawrence Journal-World, accessed March 14, 2012 Taylor would go on to play in 13 regular season games for the Chiefs during their 1981 season.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.Ax falls on punters, place-kickersLewiston 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.Bomber blues, The Calgary Herald, accessed March 13, 2012 During his time with the Blue Bombers Taylor would wear jersey number 51.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 The New Orleans Saints released him on July 31, 1985.Transactions Gettysburg Times Retrieved October 1, 2014
Professional career statistics Season Team G GS 1981 Kansas City Chiefs 13 0 1982 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 0 1983 Buffalo Bills Injured-reserveTotal 17 0
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