Taylor Mays
Mays with the Oakland Raiders
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 7, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Irving, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Seattle (WA) O'Dea | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Tackles: | 124 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 1.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Taylor Mays (born February 7, 1988) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Mays won state titles in track in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash as a high school sophomore, before leaving track to dedicate himself to football. He played college football at USC, and was a three-time All-American. He has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, and Oakland Raiders.
Mays was born in Irving, Texas, the son of Stafford Mays, a former NFL defensive lineman, and Laurie Mays (née Black), a Nordstrom executive. He is African-American and Jewish and was raised in his mother's Jewish religion. Growing up he attended Sunday school from a young age, and then Hebrew school twice a week. He had a football-themed bar mitzvah in February 2001. Speaking of his bar mitzvah, he said: "I don't think at the time I really understood what it meant. Now, looking back on it, I feel like I have come a long way in regards to maturity and becoming an adult. I think it helped me do that". Growing up, he "celebrated Chanukah, Passover, and Yom Kippur always".
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