Press Taylor

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Press Taylor
Indianapolis Colts
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 34)
Norman, Oklahoma
Career information
High school:Norman High School
College:Marshall
Career history
As a coach:
  • Tulsa (2011–2012)
    Quarterbacks coach & graduate assistant
  • Philadelphia Eagles (2013–2015)
    Offensive quality control
  • Philadelphia Eagles (2016–2017)
    Offensive quality control & assistant quarterbacks coach
  • Philadelphia Eagles (2018–2019)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Philadelphia Eagles (2020)
    Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Indianapolis Colts (2021–present)
    Senior offensive assistant
Career highlights and awards

Press Taylor (born January 13, 1988) is an American football coach who is a senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.

College career[]

Taylor won back-to-back NJCAA national championships at Butler Community College 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.

Coaching career[]

Early career[]

Taylor joined the University of Tulsa coaching staff under Head Coach Bill Blankenship in 2011 as the Offensive Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks Coach (Tulsa did not have a full-time QB coach, allowing Taylor to handle those duties).[1] 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 G. J. Kinne was named 2nd Team All-C-USA and threw for over 3,000 yards.

Philadelphia Eagles[]

In 2013, Taylor was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive quality control coach under head coach Chip Kelly.[2] With the hiring of new head coach Doug Pederson, Taylor was retained and promoted to offensive quality control and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2016.[3] He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl LII.[4] After the 2017 season, Taylor was again promoted, this time to quarterbacks coach to replace John DeFilippo who left at the end of the season to become offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.[5] Taylor added the title of passing game coordinator on February 5, 2020.[6] He missed the team's week 11 game in 2020 against the Cleveland Browns due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols.[7]

Indianapolis Colts[]

On January 29, 2021, Taylor was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as a senior offensive assistant, reuniting with head coach Frank Reich, whom Taylor worked under when Reich was the offensive coordinator in Philadelphia.

Personal life[]

Taylor is married to Brooklyn Scheer, whom he met at Tulsa.[8] The couple have three kids together. Taylor is the younger brother of Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. Taylor's father, Sherwood, was a defensive back and captain for Oklahoma and head coach Barry Switzer from 1976 to 1979.

References[]

  1. ^ Ramspacher, Andrew (November 10, 2011). "Former Herd QB coaching at Tulsa". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Frank, Reuben (February 6, 2013). "Report: Press Taylor to join Chip Kelly's staff". csnphilly.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Berman, Zach (January 21, 2016). "Eagles retain seven coaches, add seven new ones". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Domowitch, Paul (June 11, 2018). "Press Taylor is living life in the fast lane, from unearthing the 'Philly Special' to coaching the QBs". Inquirer.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. ^ McManus, Tim (February 5, 2020). "Eagles promote Press Taylor, add Rich Scangarello, Andrew Breiner, but won't have OC". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Zangaro, Dave (November 20, 2020). "Eagles leaving 2 coaches behind because of COVID-19 protocols". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Benoit, Andy (December 6, 2018). "The Brothers Taylor Are Coaching's Next Big Thing". Retrieved January 11, 2019.

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