Leonard Moore Taylor (born February 15, 1961) is a former
wide receiver in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and the
Arena Football League
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(AFL).
Biography
Taylor was born Leonard Moore Taylor on February 15, 1961, in
Miami, Florida
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.
Career
Green Bay Packers
Taylor was drafted by the
Green Bay Packers
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in the twelfth round of the
1984 NFL Draft
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and played with the team that season.
Washington Commandos
After sitting out for two seasons, Taylor played for the
Washington Commandos
The Washington Commandos were an arena football team based in Fairfax, Virginia. The Commandos were founded in 1987 and were an inaugural member of the Arena Football League (AFL), and were based in Landover, Maryland. After not playing during t ...
of the
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...
.
Atlanta Falcons
After two seasons away from the NFL, he played with the
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
during the
1987 NFL season
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as a scab during the
1987 NFL strike.
Detroit Drive
Taylor joined the
Detroit Drive
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in 1988, helping the team win
ArenaBowl II
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.
He played at the collegiate level at the
University of Tennessee
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.
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See also
*
List of Green Bay Packers players
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All-time roster
* Green Bay Packers players: A-D
* Green Bay Packers players: E-K
* Green Bay Packers players: L-R
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References
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1961 births
Living people
Players of American football from Miami
Green Bay Packers players
Atlanta Falcons players
American football wide receivers
Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Washington Commandos players
Detroit Drive players
National Football League replacement players