Ramonce Taylor

Ramonce Taylor
Date of birth: September 11, 1985 (1985-09-11) (age 26)
Place of birth: Temple, Texas
Career information
Status: Active
CFL status: Import
Position(s): WR/KR
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
College: Texas
High school: Belton
Organizations
 As player:
2009
2009
2009-2010
2011-Present
Rio Grande Valley Dorados
Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
Edmonton Eskimos
Rio Grande Valley Magic
  • *Offseason and/or practice roster member only

Ramonce Taylor (born September 11, 1985) is a professional American, Canadian and Arena football running back for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of af2. He was signed by the Dorados as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

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Early years

Taylor was born on September 11, 1985 in Temple, Texas. At Belton High School, Taylor produced a school record of 4,010 rushing yards and 62 touchdowns over three years.[1]

College career

In 2004, he accumulated 284 yards rushing.[2] In the 2005 season, his second with the Longhorns, he compiled a team-high of 1,219 offensive yards for 15 touchdowns.[1]

In May 2006, Taylor was arrested on marijuana charges.[3] Longhorn coach Mack Brown dismissed Taylor from the team due to academic and legal troubles.[4][5] In September 2006, he pled guilty to the felony drug charges and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years deferred adjudication.[5] In early 2008, he was put in jail for five months for violating his probation.[1]

Post-college career

Taylor was expected to be chosen in the 2007 NFL Draft,[6][7] but he was not chosen.

On January 15, 2009, he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Dorados' training camp roster.[8]

On June 4, 2009, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League signed him to a contract.[9] He was released on June 19, 2009.[10] On October 7, 2009 he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. [11] On June 22, 2010, the Edmonton Eskimos cut seven players from training camp, including second-year running back Ramonce Taylor.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Former Belton star Taylor surfaces with Rio Grande Valley arena team". http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/1/17/55141. 
  2. ^ "#11 Ramonce Taylor". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=162414. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  3. ^ "Ramonce Taylor Arrested". Bevosports.com. http://www.bevosports.com/2006/05/14/ramonce-taylor-arrested/. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  4. ^ "Longhorns running back to transfer after 15-TD year". Associated Press. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2529138. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  5. ^ a b Phillips, Alberta (August 8, 2007). "Phillips: Some Horns are just college kids who made mistakes". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929111610/http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/08/08/0808phillips_edit.html. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
  6. ^ "Okam staying at Texas; Taylor going to NFL". Dallas Morning News. January 6, 2007. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/010707dnspoutokam.30dd36b.html. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  7. ^ "Ramonce Talor #11". OrangeBloods.com. http://texas.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=38010#bio. Retrieved 2007-04-25. 
  8. ^ "DORADOS ASSIGNED EIGHT PLAYERS". http://doradosfootball.com/headlines/?p=133. 
  9. ^ . http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/05/58420. 
  10. ^ Penton, Kirk (June 19, 2009). "Bombers make cuts". Winnipeg Sun. http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/football/2009/06/19/9861166.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 
  11. ^ . EdmontonJournal. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Gifted+difficult+Edmonton+signs+star+kick+returner/2078082/story.html. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 
  12. ^ . torontosun.com. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/football/2010/06/22/14483086.html.