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News, Blog and GuidesWin or lose on Sunday in the Super Bowl, Zac Taylor and the Bengals have made history this season. We take a look at what that means for his salary.
Paul RudderEnglish_ASUpdate: Feb 10th, 2022 15:08 EST
AFP
A former quarter back who was actually once on the roster of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bengals’ coach has seen his stock rise immensely in recent years, but by just how much? Let’s take a look.
Who is Zach Taylor?
Born in the small town of Norman, Oklahoma, Taylor actually had dreams of being a quarterback in the NFL. In fact for the better part of his college life and even the initial years after, that’s exactly what he tried to do After a stellar high school career as a quarterback for his local school which ended in 2001, he was not actually recruited by many colleges. It wouldn’t be until 2004 when he made his way to Butler Community College that the football fraternity took notice. With just one sensational season under his belt he moved on to the University of Nebraska.
During his time in Nebraska, fate would finally play it’s hand. With dreams of an NFL career still at the forefront of his mind Taylor met his future wife and daughter of NFL coach Mike Sherman, Sarah Sherman. That meeting was to have major implications going forward. In 2007 Taylor actually got an opportunity with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but finally went un-drafted at which point he began to consider a different path. That path is what led him to follow in the footsteps of his now father-in-law. After periods coaching quarterbacks and the offense at the University of Cincinnati,Taylor actually got his shot in the NFL with the team he is now set to face in the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams. There he served as wide receivers coach and then quarterbacks coach until finally he got his chance at a head coaching job with the Bengals in 2019. With his hiring Taylor became one of the youngest coaches in the NFL at 36 – his counterpart in Sunday’s game, Sean McVay being the youngest.
Zac isn't the only champion in the Taylor family, as @Ian_OConnor writes. https://t.co/pLHJM1FuMi
— Dan Pompei (@danpompei) February 10, 2022
