Eric Taylor (gridiron football)
Canadian American football player (born 1981)
Eric Taylor (born December 14, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at Memphis.
He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Tennessee Titans of the NFL and the Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders of the CFL.
Professional career
Edmonton Eskimos
Taylor played his first two seasons in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos. He only played the last 5 weeks of the 2008 CFL season but still amassed 16 tackles and 1 sack. He also recovered his first and only fumble of his career on October 10, 2008. In his second year in the CFL Taylor collected 28 tackles and 2 sacks in 13 games played.
Toronto Argonauts
On February 10, 2010, Taylor was traded to the Toronto Argonauts from the Eskimos in exchange for receivers Andre Talbot and Brad Smith. In the 2010 CFL season Taylor once again played in 13 games, this time only recording 17 tackles, but 3 sacks, a career high at the time.
BC Lions
He signed with the BC Lions through free agency on February 16, 2011.
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