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Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants. He is widely regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time – and considered by some as the best football player ever. After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was selected by the Giants second overall in the 1981 NFL draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Taylor was named both the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1981 and the only NFL player to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker, and is credited with changing defensive game plans, defensive pass rushing schemes, offensive line blocking schemes, and offensive formations used in the NFL. Taylor produced double-digit sacks each season from 1984 through 1990, including a career-high of 20.5 in 1986. He also won a record three AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards (since tied by J. J. Watt and Aaron Donald), and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance during the 1986 season. He and Alan Page (1971) are the only defensive players in league history to earn the award. Taylor was named First-team All-Pro in eight of his first ten seasons, and Second-team All-Pro in the other two. Taylor was a key member of the Giants' defense, nicknamed the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew", that led New York to victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV. During the 1980s Taylor, Carl Banks, Gary Reasons, Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, Pepper Johnson, and Hall of Famer Harry Carson earned the Giants linebacking corps a reputation as one of the best in the NFL, along with the nickname "Crunch Bunch." Taylor has lived a controversial lifestyle, during and after his playing career. He was known for his on-game persona and at one point inadvertently caused a compound fracture of the right leg of quarterback Joe Theismann. He admitted to using drugs such as cocaine as early as his second year in the NFL, and was suspended for 30 days in 1988 by the league for failing drug tests. His drug abuse escalated after his retirement, and he was jailed three times for attempted drug possession. From 1998 to 2009, Taylor claims to have lived a sober, drug-free life. He worked as a color commentator on sporting events after his retirement, and pursued a career as an actor. His personal life came under public scrutiny in 2010 when he was arrested for the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl. After he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, Taylor was registered as a low-risk sex offender.

Infobox

Position
Linebacker
Born
(1959-02-04) February 4, 1959 (age 66)Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
237 lb (108 kg)
High school
Lafayette(Williamsburg, Virginia)
College
North Carolina (1977–1980)
NFL draft
1981: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Tackles
1,088
Sacks
142
Fumble recoveries
11
Interceptions
9
Defensive touchdowns
2

Tables

· NFL career statistics
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Career high
Legend
AP NFL MVP & DPOTY
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Team won the Super Bowl
Led the league
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Int
Games
Yds
Sacks
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Interceptions
Yds
Fumbles
TD
1981
1981
Year
1981
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
9.5*
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
1982
1982
Year
1982
Team
NYG
Games
9
Games
8
Sacks
7.5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
97
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
9.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
11.5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
–1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
7
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
13.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
7
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
25
Fumbles
0
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
20.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1987
1987
Year
1987
Team
NYG
Games
12
Games
11
Sacks
12.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1988
1988
Year
1988
Team
NYG
Games
12
Games
12
Sacks
15.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
15
Sacks
15.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1990
1990
Year
1990
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Sacks
10.5
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
11
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
NYG
Games
14
Games
14
Sacks
7.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
NYG
Games
9
Games
9
Sacks
5.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
15
Sacks
6.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
184
Games
180
Games
132.5†
Sacks
9
Interceptions
134
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
56
Fumbles
11
Fumbles
34
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Sacks
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Int
Yds
TD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
1981
NYG
16
16
9.5*
1
1
0
5
1
4
0
1982
NYG
9
8
7.5
1
97
1
3
0
0
0
1983
NYG
16
16
9.0
2
10
0
4
2
3
0
1984
NYG
16
16
11.5
1
–1
0
7
0
0
0
1985
NYG
16
16
13.0
0
0
0
7
2
25
0
1986
NYG
16
16
20.5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1987
NYG
12
11
12.0
3
16
0
5
0
0
0
1988
NYG
12
12
15.5
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
1989
NYG
16
15
15.0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
1990
NYG
16
16
10.5
1
11
1
4
1
0
0
1991
NYG
14
14
7.0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1992
NYG
9
9
5.0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
1993
NYG
16
15
6.0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
Career
184
180
132.5†
9
134
2
56
11
34
0

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