| Jason Taylor - Miami Dolphins |
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Height: 6-6 Weight: 255 Position: Defensive End College: University of Akron Born: Sept. 1, 1974
Jason, a third round pick
(73rd overall) in the 1997
National Football League
draft by the Miami Dolphins,
has become one of the
superstars of the league at
his defensive end position.
In his ninth season in the
NFL, Taylor has earned three
Pro Bowl selections (2000,
2002, 2004) and continues to
wreak havoc on opposing
quarterbacks. His 83.5
career sacks ranks fourth
among active players, and
No. 99's abilities will
continue to be showcased on
the field for the Dolphins
as he is signed through the
2009 season.
Taylor was homeschooled
throughout high school in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
but he got the chance to
play varsity sports for
Woodland Hills High School
in Pittsburgh,
where he quickly made a name
for himself. He earned
All-Western Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic
League honors by the
Pittsburgh Press Gazette and
Gateway Press his senior
season as a tight end and
free safety.
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Jason was interviewed on ESPN's Outside The Lines show on January 7, 2007 which covered The Tim Tebow Bill...
"I think some people
look at
(homeschooling) and
just instantly say,
"Well you're doing
something different
than what I'm doing,
you're doing
something that I
don't necessarily
agree with or don't
know about and don't
want to spend the
time to learn about
so automatically
what you're doing is
wrong. You're trying
Give them a chance." |


