Zac Taylor

Zac Taylor
Zac Taylor (2019)
born May 10, 1983 in Norman , Oklahoma
Career information
Active : 2007 - 2008
Undrafted in 2007
College : Nebraska
Teams
as a player Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2007) as an assistant coach Texas A&M (2008-2011) Miami Dolphins (2012-2015) University of Cincinnati (2016) Los Angeles Rams (2017-2018) as head coach Cincinnati Bengals (2019–)
Career statistics
Play as head coach	16
G / V ( Regular Season )	2:14 (12.5%)
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Zac Taylor (born May 10, 1983 in Norman , Oklahoma ) is a former American football player and current coach. Since 2019 he has been Head Coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL . Before that, he was already active as an assistant coach for several teams.

Career

Career as a player

Taylor began his career as a quarterback in his high school. After graduating from high school, he began playing for Wake Forrest University in Winston-Salem , North Carolina . There he could not assert himself in his first two years and moved to the Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas . With them he was able to celebrate successes and even reached the NJCAA Championship Game. He then moved to the University of Nebraska in 2005 , with which he had two relatively successful years and in 2005 won the Alamo Bowl.

In the NFL Draft 2007 Taylor was not selected, however, he still signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers shortly thereafter . There he was released before the start of the season. He then signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL . With them he even reached the final of the Gray Cup , where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders . Taylor did not appear in any game and ended his active career after the 2008 season.

Career as a coach

Taylor's coaching career began as a Graduate Assistant at Texas A&M University . In 2012 he became an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins . In 2015 he even became interim offensive coordinator for a short time . Nevertheless, the Dolphins finished the season with 6 wins to 10 losses as the last of the AFC East . In 2016, Taylor became the University of Cincinnati Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach for one year . In 2017, Taylor joined the Los Angeles Rams under their new head coach, Sean McVay . From 2018 he became their quarterback coach. Taylor reached the Super Bowl with the Rams , but lost to the New England Patriots .

In 2019, Taylor became head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals . In his first season there were only 2 wins and 14 defeats, making the Bengals the worst team of the 2019 NFL season . This allowed them to vote in first place in the 2020 NFL Draft , they chose quarterback Joe Burrow from Louisiana State University .

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Official Site of the Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved May 3, 2020 (American English). 
2. ^ Zac Taylor College Stats. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
3. ^ Coffeyville CC. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
4. ^ Zac Taylor - 2006 - Football. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
5. ^ Zac Taylor | Pro Football History.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
6. ^ Five Fun Facts about Zac Taylor. Retrieved May 3, 2020 (American English). 
7. ^ Rams will 'have to change a few things' due to Zac Taylor's familiarity. In: Rams Wire. October 25, 2019, accessed on May 3, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Malte Müller-Michaelis, DER SPIEGEL: Super Bowl victory for the Patriots: defended on the title - DER SPIEGEL - Sport. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
9. ^ Rob Goldberg: Zac Taylor Named Bengals Head Coach After Rams' Super Bowl Loss to Patriots. Retrieved May 3, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Allen Kim CNN: Bengals select Joe Burrow with the first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .