Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Julius Taylor (L.T.)

Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 237 lbs.

Born: February 4, 1959 in Williamsburg, VA
College: North Carolina (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 137 (17th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

News -- February 2013

2/6 FootballPerspective.com: NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Them: The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player’s career AV (starting...

1/29 FootballPerspective.com: How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain 49ers: On Sunday, I looked at how the football legacies of certain Ravens would be affected by a win in Super Bowl XLVII; today I will...
1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: 2012 All-Pro Teams Announced by the Associated Press: Here are the selections: First Team QB: Peyton Manning, Broncos. RB: Adrian Peterson, Vikings (unanimous), Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks....
1/6 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Nation to the Barricades! Vote for Joe Greene and Rod Woodson on ESPN: Future NFL Hall of Famer and long time Pittsburgh Steelers rival Ray Lewis has announced his retirement.Let’s state clearly...

12/16 FootballPerspective.com: J.J. Watt breaks sack record — for 3-4 defensive linemen: Houston’s J.J. Watt sacked Andrew Luck three times on Sunday, bringing his season sack total to 19.5. Entering 2012, Bruce...

11/1 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of November 1, 2002: We now go to that noted football thespian, Lawrence Taylor, pusher of the quote, both delicious and nonsensical, a Hall of Fame...

7/10 FootballPerspective.com: Random Perspective On: The 2012 Dallas Cowboys: When thinking about the 2012 Cowboys, it’s easy to focus on Dallas’ star offensive players. Unfortunately, that overshadows...

6/13 FanSided: Defense Needs More Attitude: [caption id="attachment_12004" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Steelers linebacker James Harrison puts a hard hit on Browns...

5/21 paullebowitz.com: The Lawrence Taylor Super Bowl Ring Non-Story: Former New York Giants’ star linebacker Lawrence Taylor’s championship ring from Super Bowl XXV was sold at auction by Taylor’s...