Zac Taylor is an American professional football coach, currently serving as the head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, bringing extensive NFL coaching experience to the team.
Kettering Health and the Cincinnati Bengals partnered to promote the NFL's Crucial Catch cancer prevention campaign, with Zac Taylor serving as the spokesperson. This initiative aims to raise awareness and support for cancer prevention and early detection within the community.
Zachary William Taylor was born on May 10, 1983, in Norman, Oklahoma. His early football career saw him play quarterback for Wake Forest, Butler Community College, and Nebraska. At Nebraska, he set school records for passing yards and completions and was recognized as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2006. After college, he had brief stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before transitioning into coaching.
Taylor’s coaching career began in 2008 as a graduate assistant and tight ends coach at Texas A&M under his father-in-law, Mike Sherman. He then moved to the NFL, joining the Miami Dolphins in 2012 as an assistant quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2013 and served as interim offensive coordinator in 2015. After a year as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Cincinnati in 2016, Taylor returned to the NFL in 2017 with the Los Angeles Rams, where he served as assistant wide receivers coach and later as quarterbacks coach, contributing to their Super Bowl LIII appearance.
In 2019, Zac Taylor was hired as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. After a challenging first two seasons with records of 2-14 and 4-11-1, Taylor led the Bengals to significant success starting in 2021. He guided the team to an AFC North division title, their first playoff win since 1990, and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI. He continued this success in 2022, securing another AFC North title and reaching the AFC Championship Game. Taylor has accumulated five postseason victories with the Bengals, matching the franchise’s total prior to his arrival.
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