Lane Taylor

Lane Taylor
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Taylor in 2016
No. 65 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-22) November 22, 1989
Arlington, Texas
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 324 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Martin (Arlington, Texas)
College: Oklahoma State
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2017
Games played: 61
Games started: 33
Player stats at NFL.com

Lane Dominick Taylor (born November 22, 1989) is an American football guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State. Taylor was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 324 lb
(147 kg)		 5.35 s 1.88 s 3.07 s 4.72 s 8.41 s 24.5 in
(0.62 m)		 8 ft 0 in
(2.44 m)		 31 reps
All values are from Pro Day[1]
Taylor at training camp in 2015.

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Taylor signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 10, 2013.[2] In his rookie season, he appeared in ten games, playing predominantly on special teams.[3]

Taylor appeared in all 16 games in his second season in 2014, playing at left and right guard.[3]

In his third season in 2015, Taylor started the first NFL game of his career against the Detroit Lions in Week 13 at right guard.[3] He started his second game against the Minnesota Vikings at left guard in Week 17.[3] ESPN staff writer Rob Demovsky cited that Taylor performed "nearly flawlessly" in both games.[4]

On March 8, 2016, Taylor signed a two-year, $4.15 million contract with the Packers.[4]

On September 4, 2017, Taylor signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Packers after starting all 16 games for the first time in 2016.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lane Taylor - Oklahoma State, OG : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents". Packers.com. May 10, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Green Bay Packers: Lane Taylor". Packers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Demovsky, Rob (March 8, 2016). "Packers re-sign Lane Taylor for depth, stability on the offensive line". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Packers sign G Taylor to contract extension". Packers.com. September 4, 2017.
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