Henry Taylor

Henry Taylor (born November 29, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the San Diego Chargers of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Taylor played for the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the NFL, the Dallas Desperados, New Orleans VooDoo, Nashville Kats, Orlando Predators, New York Dragons and Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL, and the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe.

Early life Taylor was born in Broward County, Florida. Taylor graduated from Barnwell in 1994.

College career Taylor played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 1994 to 1997.

Professional career Taylor signed with the San Diego Chargers on April 20, 1998 after going undrafted in the 1998 NFL draft. He was released on July 13, re-signed on July 31 and released again on August 25, 1998.

Taylor was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on September 2, 1998. He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 1998. Taylor played in nine games, starting one, for the Desperados in 2003, accumulating seven solo tackles, three assisted tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He appeared in two games for the VooDoo in 2004, recording one solo tackle. He played in all 16 games for the Kats during the 2005 season, accumulating 11 solo tackles, eight assisted tackles, 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble. He also caught 6 passes for 26 yards and one touchdown.

Taylor was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL on February 19, 2010. He was placed on refuse to report on March 14 and was activated on March 29, 2010. He recorded seven solo tackles, three assisted tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup in 2010.