Alex Taylor Signed by The Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders have bolstered their offensive line by signing veteran offensive tackle Alex Taylor.

Taylor, who entered the NFL in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Appalachian State and South Carolina State, has played in four games and previously spent time with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. Most recently, he played in the USFL with the Birmingham Stallions.

During his time at South Carolina State, Taylor earned First Team All-MEAC honors in both his junior and senior seasons.

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Taylor signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020. Taylor was waived with an injury designation on September 5, 2020, and subsequently reverted to the team’s injured reserve list the next day. Taylor was waived from the Browns’ injured reserve list with an injury settlement on September 16, 2020. He was re-signed to their practice squad on October 26, 2020. He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team’s week 17 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was elevated again on January 9 and January 16 for the team’s wild card and divisional playoff games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. 

Taylor signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 18, 2021. Taylor was waived by the Browns with an injury designation on August 23, 2021. After reverting to the injured reserve list, Taylor was waived off the injured reserve list on August 31, 2021.

On September 15, 2021, Taylor was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. He was released on October 7.

Taylor was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad on October 12, 2021. Taylor was signed to the Browns’ active roster on October 16, 2021. Taylor was waived by the Browns on October 29, 2021, and re-signed to the Browns’ practice squad on October 30, 2021. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. He was waived by the Browns on January 4, 2022, and re-signed to the Browns’ practice squad on January 6, 2022. The Browns signed Taylor to a reserve/futures contract on January 10, 2022. Taylor was waived by the Browns on August 30, 2022. The Browns signed Taylor to their practice squad on August 31, 2022. He was released off the practice squad on September 20, 2022.

On November 9, 2022, Taylor was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 25, 2023.

On August 29, 2023, Taylor was waived by the Cowboys and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on October 23.

On December 26, 2023, Taylor was signed by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). His contract was terminated on August 6, 2024.

On August 7, 2024, Taylor was signed by the Washington Commanders.