Jawaan Taylor, former Florida OL, signs megadeal with new NFL team

Jawaan Taylor has played football in Florida at the high school, college and professional levels, but he’s leaving the Sunshine State for a new opportunity. On the first day of NFL free agency, Taylor landed a megadeal with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Taylor and the Chiefs agreed to a 4-year, $80 million contract with $60 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Former Jaguars’ OT Jawaan Taylor reached agreement on a four-year, $80 million deal, including $60M gtd, with the KC Chiefs, per sources. Deal negotiated and confirmed by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. pic.twitter.com/jm0XYJUtTy

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2023

Chiefs Kingdom! ?️??

— Jawaan M. Taylor ♛ (@jawaan_taylor74) March 13, 2023

Out of Cocoa Beach, Florida, Taylor was a 3-star recruit in the 2016 recruiting class. He was a 3-year starter at Florida before turning pro and forgoing his senior season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Taylor with the No. 35 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Taylor started every game for the Jaguars over 4 seasons (66 regular-season, 2 playoff).

A year ago, Jacksonville wasn’t sure Taylor would be a starter in Year 4. Taylor, though, showed drastic improvement in sacks allowed and block win rate under new offensive line coach Phil Rauscher, per ESPN.