Craig Garrett Taylor (born January 3, 1966) is a former professional
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). He played three seasons for the
Cincinnati Bengals (1989–1991). He was selected by the Bengals in the sixth round of the
1989 NFL Draft
The 1989 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 1989, at the Marriott Ma ...
.
Taylor attended
Linden High School in
Linden, New Jersey.
Craig Taylor player profile
, database Football. Accessed August 27, 2007.
External links
NFL.com player page
References
1966 births
Living people
Linden High School (New Jersey) alumni
Players of American football from Elizabeth, New Jersey
People from Linden, New Jersey
American football running backs
West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Cincinnati Bengals players
{{Runningback-1960s-stub