ARLINGTON – Willie Taylor II had more to offer. He believed it. And when he transferred to Eastern Kentucky after five years at Washington State, he wanted to...
At that point, it seemed his NFL draft stock was defined. With no chances left to play, he just had to work out and hope what he did during college was enough. Then his agent had an idea: what about the XFL? He didn’t know much about the league,Taylor, an outside linebacker for the, has become a unique draft case study. He went from late signing by the Renegades to starting outside linebacker.
Mueller let agents know that he wanted a player who just finished college to come play for him and the Renegades.Taylor’s agent did. The Renegades then signed Taylor after theIn Taylor, the Renegades saw a 6-4 athlete who could get after the quarterback. That was all they expected. Instead, Taylor has been more than they hoped for. He has four sacks and leads the Renegades in tackles for loss with eight.
“Nothing is overwhelming for him from a schematic standpoint, and all those things have been kind of a pleasant surprise.”
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