Taybor Pepper Explained
Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.
College career
Pepper attended Michigan State University where he served as starting long snapper all four years from 2012 to 2016, playing a total 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second All-America team.[1]
Professional career
Green Bay Packers (first stint)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Pepper was not signed by a team during the 2016 season. On January 27, 2017, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green Bay Packers.[2] [3]
Baltimore Ravens
On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later.[4]
Green Bay Packers (second stint)
On September 25, 2017, Pepper resigned with the Packers to replace an injured Brett Goode.[5] [6] On November 3, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot in practice.[7] [8]
New York Giants
On January 2, 2019, Pepper signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]
Miami Dolphins
On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was waived on April 26, 2020.[12]
San Francisco 49ers
On September 30, 2020, Pepper signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[13] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020,[14] and activated on February 2, 2021.[15] On February 4, 2021, Pepper signed a two-year contract extension with the 49ers.[16]
On February 25, 2023, Pepper signed a three-year contract extension with the 49ers.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Taybor Pepper . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008180343/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/taybor_pepper_810980.html . October 8, 2017 . October 7, 2017 . Michigan State Spartans Athletics.
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- Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper
. Packers. Green Bay. January 27, 2017. @packers. en. September 3, 2019.
- Web site: Packers sign LS Pepper. January 27, 2017. Packers.com. dead. October 19, 2017. October 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171020084108/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Packers-sign-LS-Pepper/c2a3520a-2ff8-45df-ac26-37b8a07fdb3b.
- Web site: Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make. Mink. Ryan. September 1, 2017. BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Web site: Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper. September 25, 2017. Packers.com. dead. October 19, 2017. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926023033/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-LS-Taybor-Pepper-/1b3184f0-e11e-4cd3-a137-48458d2003a5.
- Web site: No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper. September 26, 2017. ESPN.com. en. September 3, 2019.
- Web site: Packers long-snapper Taybor Pepper broke foot, headed to IR, per report. Hirschhorn. Jason B.. November 3, 2017. Acme Packing Company. September 3, 2019.
- Web site: Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown. Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
- Web site: Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. January 2, 2019.
- Web site: Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released. August 31, 2019. Giants Wire. en. September 3, 2019.
- Web site: Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper. MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. September 2, 2019. May 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220522160630/https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/sign-john-jenkins-taybor-pepper. dead.
- Web site: Dolphins Waive Four Players. www.miamidolphins.com. en-US. April 27, 2020.
- Web site: 49ers Announce Roster Moves. September 30, 2020. 49ers.com. October 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003083456/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-daniel-helm-taybor-pepper-waive-kyle-nelson. dead.
- News: 49ers Announce Roster Moves . 49ers.com . December 28, 2020 . February 10, 2021.
- News: 49ers' Taybor Pepper: Off COVID-19 list . CBSSports.com . February 2, 2021 . February 10, 2021.
- Web site: 49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension. 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021.
- Web site: Posey . Kyle . 49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper . Niners Nation . February 25, 2023 . August 8, 2024.