Player Profile
| PLAYER BIO |
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| Ben Taylor |  | | Outside Linebacker | | Retired | Experience: 12 yrs Height: 6'2" Weight: 239 lbs Born: 8-31-1978 in Bellaire, OH College: Virginia Tech Drafted: 4.13 (2002) by Cleveland | Player of Week: 5 mentions
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| DEFENSE STATS |
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tck | Ast | Sck | Blkd | Hurr | QBKd | FF | RPly | PPly | PRPct | TkPct |
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| 2006 |  | GBY | 16 | 15 | 78 | 28 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 325 | 1.2 | 15.6 | | 2007 |  | BUF | 16 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 5.0 | 19.8 | | 2008 |  | DAL | 16 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 130 | 0.0 | 14.0 | | 2009 |  | DAL | 14 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 0.0 | 15.7 | | 2010 |  | DAL | 16 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 87 | 0.0 | 19.4 | | 2011 |  | ATL | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 81 | 0.0 | 11.7 | | 2012 |  | ATL | 16 | 16 | 91 | 21 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 380 | 528 | 1.6 | 12.8 | | CAREER | 107 | 47 | 272 | 81 | 9.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1,187 | 1,295 | 1.1 | 14.6 | | >>> |  | GBY | 16 | 15 | 78 | 28 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 325 | 1.2 | 15.6 | | >>> |  | BUF | 16 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 5.0 | 19.8 | | >>> |  | DAL | 46 | 11 | 79 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 291 | 321 | 0.0 | 16.2 | | >>> |  | ATL | 29 | 21 | 103 | 30 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 478 | 609 | 1.4 | 12.6 | | PLAYOFFS | 10 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 72 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
 | AWARDS AND HONORS |
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| Career Records | Awards |
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- 8th(t) Falcons Interceptions (4)
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| TRANSACTIONS |
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| Year | Stage | Team | Pos | Transaction | Terms |
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| 2007 | Free Agency 2 |  | Buffalo | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Green Bay | $ 1.25 mil., 1 yr | | 2007 | Free Agency 2 |  | Detroit | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.16 mil., 3 yrs | | 2007 | Free Agency 2 |  | Miami | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 2.40 mil., 2 yrs | | 2007 | Free Agency 2 |  | Seattle | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 930,000, 1 yr | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Dallas | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Buffalo | $ 9.00 mil., 2 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Baltimore | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.50 mil., 2 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Buffalo | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 6.00 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Chicago | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 6.90 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Detroit | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 5.52 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Green Bay | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 6.03 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Kansas City | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 8.09 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Miami | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 2.97 mil., 2 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | New Orleans | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 8.53 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | New York | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 5.60 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Oakland | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 7.31 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Pittsburgh | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 5.60 mil., 3 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | Seattle | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 1.70 mil., 2 yrs | | 2008 | Free Agency 7 |  | San Francisco | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 9.00 mil., 3 yrs | | 2009 | Free Agency 1 |  | Dallas | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.07 mil., 2 yrs | | 2009 | Late FA 1 |  | Dallas | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.02 mil., 2 yrs | | 2009 | Wildcard |  | Dallas | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.26 mil., 2 yrs | | 2009 | Bowl |  | Dallas | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 4.00 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Dallas | OLB | Resigned as an unrestricted free agent | $ 4.50 mil., 1 yr | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Atlanta | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.05 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Buffalo | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 4.02 mil., 1 yr | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Indianapolis | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 5.00 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Kansas City | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 4.03 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | New Orleans | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 8.01 mil., 3 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Oakland | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.99 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Pittsburgh | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.12 mil., 2 yrs | | 2010 | Free Agency 9 |  | Washington | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 3.46 mil., 2 yrs | | 2011 | Free Agency 3 |  | Atlanta | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Dallas | $ 2.77 mil., 2 yrs | | 2011 | Free Agency 3 |  | Dallas | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 2.26 mil., 2 yrs | | 2011 | Free Agency 3 |  | San Diego | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 2.49 mil., 2 yrs | | 2013 | Free Agency 2 |  | Cleveland | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Atlanta | $ 1.85 mil., 2 yrs | | 2013 | Preseason Week 2 |  | Cleveland | OLB | Released |   | | 2014 | Offseason |  | Free Agent | OLB | Retired |   |
 | INJURIES |
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| Year | Stage | Team | Pos | Injury | Severity |
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| 2006 | Week 15 |  | Green Bay | OLB | Strained Hamstring | Mild Injury | | 2009 | Preseason Week 4 |  | Dallas | OLB | Concussion | Injury | | 2011 | Week 3 |  | Atlanta | OLB | Strained Foot Ligament | Injury | | 2012 | Week 16 |  | Atlanta | OLB | Bruised Heel | Mild Injury |
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