Roger Wayne Taylor (born January 5, 1958) is a former

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in the

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(NFL). Taylor was selected by the

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in the third round (75th overall) out of

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in the

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Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

The

obtained Taylor in the third round of the

as the result of a draft-day trade that sent

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to the

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in exchange for the 75th pick of the

(Roger Taylor) and a 4th round pick in the

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( Stuart Anderson). Taylor would go on to play in 13 regular season games for the Chiefs during their 1981 season. In 1982 Taylor attended the Chiefs' training camp, but was released as part of the final cuts on September 6, 1982.Ax falls on punters, place-kickers
'Lewiston Morning Tribune'', accessed March 14, 2012 As fate would have it, the other players connected to the 1981 draft-day trade were released that day as well, Stuart Anderson by the

and

by the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

After being released by the

, Taylor played for the

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during the 1982 season. During his time with the

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Taylor would wear jersey number 51.

Buffalo Bills

As a free agent, he was signed by the

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in 1983 and on the second day of training camp he injured his knee. He spent the entire year on the injured reserve list and did not play in any pre-season or regular season games for the Bills during their 1983 season.

New Orleans Saints

The

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released him on July 31, 1985.Transactions
''Gettysburg Times'' Retrieved October 1, 2014

Professional career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Roger 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Shawnee, Oklahoma Players of American football from Oklahoma American football offensive tackles Oklahoma State Cowboys football players Kansas City Chiefs players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players