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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1981-12-14)December 14, 1981 (age 43) Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 309 lb (140 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Winchester (TN) Franklin County |
| College | Memphis |
| NFL draft | 2004: 7th round, 212th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Eric Taylor (born December 14, 1981) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive tackle who played in theNational Football League (NFL) andCanadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by thePittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the2004 NFL draft.[2] He playedcollege football atMemphis.
He was also a member of theMinnesota Vikings,Seattle Seahawks, andTennessee Titans of the NFL and theEdmonton Eskimos,Toronto Argonauts,BC Lions andCalgary Stampeders of the CFL.
Taylor played his first two seasons in the CFL for theEdmonton Eskimos. He only played the last 5 weeks of the2008 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.
On February 10, 2010, Taylor was traded to theToronto Argonauts from the Eskimos in exchange for receiversAndre Talbot andBrad Smith. In the2010 CFL season Taylor once again played in 13 games, this time only recording 17 tackles, but 3 sacks, a career high at the time.
He signed with theBC Lions through free agency on February 16, 2011.[3] In his first season with the Lions Taylor saw limited playing time. He only played in 7 games, but still managed to collect 21 tackles and 3 sacks. Taylor had a strong2012 CFL season, he played in 15 of the 18 games, recorded 21 tackles and a career-best four sacks. On April 24, 2013, Taylor signed a contract extension with the BC Lions.[4] Taylor played in 57 regular season games while amassing 107 tackles and 13 sacks over four years. He was released on March 2, 2015.[5]
Taylor signed with theCalgary Stampeders on March 6, 2015.[6] He was released in June 2015 during final roster cuts.[7]