Taylor Boggs

Andrew Taylor Boggs (born February 20, 1987) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was a walk on at Humboldt State in Arcata, California. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Taylor Boggs
Free agent
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1987-02-20) February 20, 1987[1]
Inland Empire, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Upland (CA)
College:Humboldt State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Games played:24
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Boggs walked on to Humboldt State University's football team and was unsuccessful in making the roster. After a year Boggs gave it another try and went on to be a 3 time team captain and all conference/all American player.

Professional career

New York Jets

After going unselected in 2011 NFL Draft, Boggs signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. He was placed on injured reserve in August 2011 before being cut in April 2012.[2]

Chicago Bears

Boggs appeared in one game for the Bears in 2013 despite dressing all 16 games.[3] Although Boggs was set to be an exclusive rights free agent after 2013,[4] he was resigned to a one-year deal on February 24, 2014.[3] After playing in 4 of the first 5 games he received an injury settlement from the Bears and was released on October 16, 2014.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On January 5, 2016, Boggs signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 27, 2016 with a shoulder injury.[7]

Chicago Bears (second stint)

On May 1, 2017, Boggs re-signed with the Bears.[8] He was released on September 2, 2017.[9]

References
  1. "Taylor Boggs". NFL.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. H, Kev (April 9, 2013). "Chicago Bears sign Center Taylor Boggs". Windy City Gridiron. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  3. Mayer, Larry (February 24, 2014). "Bears ink Taylor Boggs, Derrick Martin". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  4. Noble, Dan (December 30, 2013). "Chicago Bears 2014 Free Agents: Jay Cutler among biggest questions of offseason". SB Nation. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  5. "OL Boggs receives injury settlement from Bears". kxly.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014 and brought back the last two games of the season once he was cleared. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. "Cardinals sign four players to future contracts". Arizona Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  7. Urban, Darren (December 27, 2016). "Secondary Shift As Tony Jefferson Goes To IR". AZCardinals.com.
  8. Mayer, Larry (May 1, 2017). "Bears ink Boggs, waive six players". ChicagoBears.com.
  9. Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com.


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