Taylor was, for 12 seasons, a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He just retired last month.
Now, I’m not going to miss Taylor for anything he did on the field. I could care less about Pittsburgh’s inferior brand of football. But off the field, Ike Taylor was a gem.
If there was a more country motherfucker playing in the league, I don’t know who it was.
Taylor will periodically appear in NFL Films pieces. I was first introduced to the genius of Ike in the NFL Films’ doc on the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV win over the Steelers.