Treamelle Taylor

Treamelle Samuel Taylor (born November 8, 1969) is a former Canadian Football League wide receiver/kick returner.

Junior career

Taylor attended Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, California, and lettered in football.^[1] He led Hawthorne High School to the C.I.F. semi-finals in his junior year. He was first Team All L.A. Times during his senior year.^{[citation needed]}

Taylor attended El Camino Junior College in Torrance, California from 1987 to 1989. In 1987, El Camino won the Junior College National Championship. Taylor received honorable mention all-conference at wide receiver. In 1989, he transferred to the University of Nevada. In 1990, he was a first team 1-AA All-American (kick returner) while leading the entire Big Sky Conference in all-purpose yardage.^[2] Taylor led University of Nevada to the NCAA Division I Football Championship game in 1990, where they lost to Georgia Southern.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

In 1991, Taylor was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ninth round^[3] (233rd) and released during pre-season. In 1992, Taylor was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders and nominated for the most outstanding rookie of the Eastern Division while leading the Division in punt return yardage.^{[citation needed]} In 1993, Taylor was placed on the injured reserve list for the entire season with the Ottawa Rough Riders before being released in July^[4] In 1994, signed with the Canadian Football League expansion Las Vegas Posse and released during training camp.^{[citation needed]}

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