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Jamar Andrew Taylor (born September 29, 1990) is an
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who is a free agent. He played
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at
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and was drafted by the
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in the second round of the
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.


Early years

Taylor was born in
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. He attended
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in
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, and played
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for the Helix Highlanders.


College career

Taylor attended
Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...
, where he played for the Boise State Broncos football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he had 132 tackles, seven
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and four sacks. As a senior in 2012, he was a first-team All- Mountain West Conference (MWC) selection. Taylor was also a track and field athlete for Boise State, and recorded a personal best in the
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of 10.72 seconds in 2012.


Professional career

He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 21, 2013, he participated at Boise State's pro day and opted to perform only positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Taylor was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best cornerback prospect in the draft by ''
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'', the fifth best cornerback by DraftScout.com, and the sixth best cornerback by NFL analyst
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.


Miami Dolphins

The
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selected Taylor in the second round (53rd overall) of the
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. The pick used to draft him was acquired in a trade that sent Vontae Davis to the
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. He was one of three defensive backs selected by the Dolphins in the 2013 NFL Draft, along with Will Davis (third round) and Don Jones (seventh round).


2013

On June 13, 2013, the
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signed him to a four-year, $3.62 million contract with $2 million guaranteed. Taylor competed with Will Davis, Richard Marshall, and
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for the second cornerback job on the Dolphins' depth chart throughout training camp. Head coach
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named him the Dolphins' sixth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind
Brent Grimes Brent Omar Grimes (born July 19, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Shippensburg University and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Grimes was allocated to the Hamburg ...
, Nolan Carroll, Will Davis, R. J. Stanford, and
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. On September 30, 2013, he made his professional regular season debut during a 17-38 loss to the
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and made one tackle. He played in nine games his rookie year finishing with three total tackles.


2014

Taylor returned in 2014 and competed with Will Davis,
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, Jalil Brown, Kevin Fogg, and Steven Clarke for the third cornerback position. He was named the Dolphins' third cornerback on their depth chart to begin the season behind Brent Grimes and
Cortland Finnegan Cortland Temujin Finnegan (born February 2, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Samford, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Finnegan also played for the ...
. On November 13, 2014, Taylor earned his first career start after Cortland Finnegan was unable to play after sustaining an ankle injury the game prior. He finished the 22-9 win against the
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with a season-high seven solo tackles. The next game, he earned six solo tackles in a 36-39 loss to the
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and suffered a dislocated shoulder during the game that sidelined him for the next three games. On December 23, 2014, he was placed on
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. He finished the season with 31 combined tackles (30 solo) in 12 games and three starts.


2015

Taylor attended training camp in and competed with Will Davis,
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,
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, and
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for the second cornerback job left vacant by the retirement of Cortland Finnegan. He started the regular season behind Brent Grimes, Brice McCain, and Zack Bowman on the Dolphins' depth chart. In the Miami Dolphins' season-opening 17-10 victory over the
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and recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and made his first career pass deflection. On October 25, he earned his first start of the season after Brice McCain was sidelined with a knee injury he suffered the previous week. Taylor finished the 44-26 victory over the
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with seven combined tackles and a pass deflection. He started Weeks 7-12 and was a healthy scratch for four of the last five games of the season after struggling. Interim head coach
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replaced Taylor on the active roster with
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. He played in 12 games with six starts finishing the year with 48 tackles (35 solo), four pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.


Cleveland Browns

On April 30, 2016, Taylor was traded to the
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along with a seventh round pick (250th overall) in the
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for the Browns' seventh round pick (223rd overall) in the same draft. The Dolphins used the selection to draft quarterback
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.


2016

Taylor entered the Cleveland Browns' training camp competing with
Tramon Williams Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. (born March 16, 1983) is a former American football cornerback who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana Tech, and was signed by the Houston Texans as an un ...
,
K'Waun Williams K'Waun Lamar Williams ( ; born July 12, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Pittsburgh and attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Early years Williams played h ...
,
Pierre Desir Pierre Desir ( ; born September 8, 1990) is a Haitian American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Lindenwood and Washburn, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He ...
,
Briean Boddy-Calhoun Briean Boddy-Calhoun (born January 21, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Minnesota, and was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also p ...
, and Justin Gilbert for the second starting cornerback job. Head coach
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named Taylor one of the Browns' starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season, alongside
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. He started the Browns' 10-29 season-opening loss to the
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, finishing with five solo tackles. On September 25, 2016, Taylor recorded a solo tackle, defended a pass, and made the first interception of his career, intercepting Miami Dolphins' quarterback
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in a 24-30 overtime loss. The following game, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass from Kirk Cousins in a 20-31 loss to the
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. In Week 16, he made five combined tackles, deflected three passes, and intercepted Philip Rivers as the Browns earned their first win of the season during a 20-17 victory over the
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. Through his first 11 games and 10 starts as a Brown, Taylor has set career highs with three interceptions and eight passes defended. He finished his first season in Cleveland with 57 combined tackles (46 solo), career-high 13 pass deflections, and a career-high three interceptions in 14 starts and 15 games. On December 10, 2016, the Cleveland Browns signed Taylor to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension with $5.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3 million.


2017

The Cleveland Browns named Taylor their starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside
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. During a Week 2 loss to the
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, he recorded a career-high nine combined tackles. On December 24, 2017, Taylor recorded a half-sack against the
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, the first sack of his career. He finished the season playing in all 16 games, starting 15, recording a career-high 62 tackles along with 10 pass deflections.


Arizona Cardinals

On May 18, 2018, Taylor was traded to the
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for a sixth round draft pick in the
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. The
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placed Taylor on the trade block after signing free agent cornerbacks
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and E. J. Gaines and drafting
Denzel Ward Denzel Nehemiah Ward (born April 28, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early life Ward attended Nordonia High School in Macedonia, ...
on the first round of the
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. He became the sixth Browns player traded by new Browns' general manager John Dorsey. He played in 10 games, starting three, before being released on November 19, 2018.


Denver Broncos

On December 4, 2018, Taylor signed with the
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.


Seattle Seahawks

On May 9, 2019, Taylor signed with the
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. He was released on August 31, 2019. He was re-signed on September 10, 2019. On November 20, 2019, Taylor was waived by the Seahawks.


Atlanta Falcons

On December 10, 2019, Taylor was signed by the
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.


San Francisco 49ers

Taylor signed with the
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on July 6, 2020. He was released on September 3, 2020. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 2, 2020. He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the
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. He recorded his first career full sack on Carson Wentz in the game, and reverted to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 10. In Week 7 against the
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, Taylor intercepted two passes, one thrown by first string Cam Newton and one thrown by second string
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, during the 33–6 win. This was the first time Taylor intercepted a pass since 2016. In a week 11 game against the
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, Taylor suffered a torn ACL that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season. He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2020. On October 18, 2022, the
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
hosted Taylor for a workout.


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Miami Dolphins bio
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