Sherwood Press Taylor (born January 13, 1988) is an

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coach who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served an assistant coach for the

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and

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College career

Taylor won back-to-back NJCAA national championships at

Butler Community College Butler Community College (BCC) is a public community college in El Dorado, Kansas. Campus There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Council Grove, Marion, McConnell, Rose Hill, and a number of distance-learnin ...

as the starting quarterback. As a sophomore at Butler, Taylor threw for over 2,300 yards, ran for 300 yards, and accounted for 27 touchdowns while completing 61% of his passes. Taylor was rated by Rivals.com as the #2 pro-style quarterback in the 2009 junior college rankings and chose Marshall in the December signing period over interest from Louisville and Colorado State. Taylor lettered in his 2 seasons at

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges ...

. However, he was only a backup for the Thundering Herd, throwing three passes in two seasons. He knew for years his true passion was with coaching football, and he began his coaching career after his eligibility expired.

Coaching career

Early career

Taylor joined the

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coaching staff under Head Coach

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in 2011 as the Offensive Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks Coach (Tulsa did not have a full-time QB coach, allowing Taylor to handle those duties). During his 2 seasons at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 19–8 record and won the 2012 Conference USA Championship as well as the 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl defeating Iowa State. In 2011, under Taylor's direction, senior quarterback

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was named 2nd Team All-C-USA and threw for over 3,000 yards.

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2013, Taylor was hired by the

as an offensive quality control coach under head coach

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. With the hiring of new head coach

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in 2016, Taylor was retained and promoted to offensive quality control and assistant quarterbacks coach under new offensive coordinator

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. He was part of the coaching staff that won

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and is credited with the "Philly Special" play which gave the Eagles a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half. After the 2017 season, Taylor was again promoted, this time to quarterbacks coach to replace

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who left at the end of the season to become offensive coordinator for the

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. Taylor added the title of passing game coordinator on February 5, 2020, reporting directly to Pederson. He missed the team's week 11 game in 2020 against the

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due to

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protocols. The Eagles fired Pederson after a 4-11-1 season, and the passing staff was not retained.

Indianapolis Colts

For the 2021 season, Taylor served as a senior offensive assistant to

head coach Frank Reich. They organized a trade to obtain Eagles quarterback

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, reuniting three key offensive strategists from the Eagles' Super Bowl winning season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 17, 2022, Taylor was hired by the

as their offensive coordinator under head coach

Personal life

Taylor is married to Brooklyn Scheer, whom he met at Tulsa. The couple have three kids together. Taylor is the younger brother of

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head coach

Zac Taylor Zachary William Taylor (born May 10, 1983) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Beginning his NFL career as an offensive assistant, he was the quarterbacks coach f ...

. Taylor's father, Sherwood, was a defensive back and captain for

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and head coach

Barry Switzer Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former American football coach and player. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football Le ...

from 1976 to 1979. Taylor's father was a fan of

Pete Maravich Peter Press Maravich ( ; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. Maravich was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and raised i ...

and named him after his father Press Maravich.

References

External links

Jacksonville Jaguars profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Press 1988 births Living people American football quarterbacks Butler Grizzlies football players Indianapolis Colts coaches Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Marshall University alumni Marshall Thundering Herd football players National Football League offensive coordinators Philadelphia Eagles coaches Sportspeople from Norman, Oklahoma