COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.
After serving as a starting quarterback for three seasons with the Buffalo Bills and last season for the Cleveland Browns, Tyrod Taylor signed a two-year, $11 million deal at the start of free agency to work behind Philip Rivers as a backup quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Taylor initially had interest from teams like the Miami Dolphins to compete for a starting job. Instead, he chose to sign with the Chargers because of his familiarity with head coach Anthony Lynn, whom Taylor played with in Buffalo, and the fact that the Bolts are close to winning a Super Bowl.