Adarius Taylor

Adarius Taylor
No. 53 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-21) September 21, 1990
Bartow, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Lakeland (FL) Lake Gibson
College: Florida Atlantic
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Total tackles: 56
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 1
Interceptions: 0
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Adarius Taylor (born Adarius Glanton on September 21, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at Eastern Arizona College before transferring to Florida Atlantic University. He attended Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida. He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers.

Early years

Taylor participated in football, track and basketball for the Lake Gibson High School Braves.[1]

College career

Glanton first played college football for the Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters. He was named first Team All-Conference and All-Region as a sophomore, recording 85 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.[1] He later transferred to play for the Florida Atlantic Owls from 2012 to 2013.[1]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Taylor was signed by the Carolina Panthers on May 12, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the Panthers on August 30, 2014 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014.[2] He made his NFL debut on October 19, 2014 against the Green Bay Packers.[3] Taylor made his first NFL start against the Cleveland Browns on December 21, 2014.[4] Taylor recorded his first NFL career forced fumble against the Atlanta Falcons on December 28, 2014.[5] In the 2014 season, Taylor appeared in 10 games, starting 2.[4] Taylor was released by the Panthers on September 5, 2015 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[6][7]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On November 30, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Taylor off of the Panther's practice squad.[8]

On January 1, 2017, against the Carolina Panthers, long snapper Andrew DePaola suffered a torn ACL late in the third quarter. Taylor then served as the long snapper for a successful extra point late in the fourth quarter to help the Buccaneers win by a score of 17–16.[9] On February 27, 2017, Taylor signed a one-year contract tender with the Buccaneers.[10]

In 2017, Taylor played in 14 games with four starts, recording a career-high 31 tackles. He suffered a leg injury in Week 15 and was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2017.[11]

Personal

Taylor had his last name changed to honor his father who passed away when Taylor was nine. Before he changed his last name, it was Glanton, which is his mother's last name. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adarius Glanton". fausports.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Adarius Glanton". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Adarius Glanton". nfl.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Carolina Panthers: Adarius Glanton". www.panthers.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Panthers vs. Falcons - Game Recap - December 28, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  6. ↑ Gantt, Darin (September 5, 2015). "Panthers cut Jordan Todman, Jason Trusnik in moves to 53". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jones, Jonathan (September 6, 2015). "Brenton Bersin, Damiere Byrd make Panthers' practice squad". charlotteobserver.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Smith, Scott (November 30, 2015). "Bucs Sign LB Adarius Glanton from Panthers". buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Auman, Gerg (January 1, 2017). "Bucs-Panthers: How backup long snapper with broken finger helped Bucs win". tampabay.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Auman, Greg (February 27, 2017). "Bucs tender WR Adam Humphries, 3 others for 2017". TampaBay.com.
  11. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ Smith, Scott (April 3, 2018). "Adarius Glanton Changes Last Name to Taylor". Buccaneers.com.
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