Ike Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on May 5, 1980 in Gretna, United States. Hard-hitting NFL defensive back who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, XL and XLIII.
He and star safety Troy Polamalu were drafted by the Steelers in the same year.
Taylor attended college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he majored in psychology, but he was academically ineligible to play football his first two years. He joined the football team as a walk on in 2001, earning a scholarship prior to the season. In his first season, he played tailback and special teams and returned kicks.
He made his professional regular season debut in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season-opener against the Baltimore Ravens and recorded two combined tackles in their 34–15 victory. Taylor also returned two kicks for 29-yards. In Week 8, he returned six kicks for a season-high 145-yards during a 33–21 loss against the St. Louis Rams. On November 23, 2003, Taylor earned his first career start at nickelback and recorded four combined tackles in the Steelers’ 13–6 victory at the Cleveland Browns in Week 12. He remained at nickelback for the remainder of the season after Chad Scott was placed on injured reserve due to a torn flexor tendon in his right hand. He completed his rookie season in 2003 with 32 combined tackles (26 solo) and three pass deflections in 16 games and one start. Taylor also had 37 kick returns for 831-yards (22.46 YPR).
He married Keyshawna Reynolds in 2008 and he has a son named Ivan.
