Taybor Pepper

Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He played for the Green Bay Packers in 2017 and for the Miami Dolphins in 2019.

Taybor Pepper
Free agent
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994
Urbana, Illinois
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Saline (MI)
College:Michigan State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:20
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Pepper attended Michigan State University where he served as starting long snapper all four years from 2012 to 2016, playing a total 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second All-America team.[1]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pepper was not signed by a team during the 2016 season. On January 27, 2017, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green Bay Packers.[2][3]

Baltimore Ravens

On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later.[4]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On September 25, 2017, Pepper resigned with the Packers to replace an injured Brett Goode.[5][6] On November 3, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot in practice.[7][8]

New York Giants

On January 2, 2019, Pepper signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]

Miami Dolphins

On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was waived on April 26, 2020.[12]

References
  1. "MSUSPARTANS.COM :: Taybor Pepper Bio :: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  5. "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. Hirschhorn, Jason B. (November 3, 2017). "Packers long-snapper Taybor Pepper broke foot, headed to IR, per report". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
  9. Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
  10. "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  11. "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019.
  12. "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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