{"id":863562,"date":"2026-04-11T01:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863562\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:18:21","slug":"former-florida-ol-jawaan-taylor-signs-with-new-nfl-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863562\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Florida OL Jawaan Taylor signs with new NFL team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"not-prose mb-6 mt-4 alignfull perfmatters-lazy\" width=\"246\" height=\"30\" alt=\"presented by toyota\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/app\/themes\/bramble\/public\/build\/assets\/presented-by-toyota-minimal-B--CgbxZ.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jawaan Taylor has found a new home. The former  offensive lineman is heading to Atlanta for his 8th season in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons officially announced the signing on Friday. Earlier in the week, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2041972481112633549\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2041972481112633549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">shared<\/a> that Taylor is joining the club on a 1-year deal with a base value of $5 million and an additional $1 million in incentives. Atlanta pursued Taylor as a replacement for retiring offensive lineman Kaleb McGary.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Atlanta, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jawaan_taylor74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@jawaan_taylor74<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bEJgUUs8oO\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/bEJgUUs8oO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mOTkngzqq5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mOTkngzqq5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlantaFalcons\/status\/2042724438739710400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 10, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second move of Taylor\u2019s professional career. He began his career in Jacksonville and was later acquired by the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars selected Taylor No. 35 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Taylor started every game for the Jaguars over 4 seasons (66 regular-season, 2 playoff). Jacksonville finished top-10 in rushing yards per play during the 2021 and \u201922 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Entering Year 5, Taylor landed a megadeal with the Chiefs. In March 2023, Kansas City inked Taylor to a 4-year, $80 million contract that included $60 million guaranteed. Before the end of the contract, however, Taylor was let go. He collected his first Super Bowl ring in his first season with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>How will the Falcons fare in 2026? Predict the NFC South winner today on <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kalshi Trading\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/link\/kalshi-trading\/\" data-nojs=\"1\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Kalshi<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-full mx-auto sm:m-0 grayscale aspect-square perfmatters-lazy\" alt=\"Andrew Olson\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775870301_561_a2d68e0571f909e1561fb3655fe067b996acfde074a03410b085b5d482521547.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-sm mt-4\">Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jawaan Taylor has found a new home. 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