Travis Taylor ( American football ) Travis Lamont Taylor ( born March 30 , 1978 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football league ( NFL ) for nine seasons during the 2000s . Taylor played college football for the University of Florida . A first - round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft , he played professionally for the Baltimore Ravens , Minnesota Vikings , Oakland Raiders , St . Louis Rams , Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions of the NFL . Early years . Taylor was born in Fernandina Beach , Florida . He started his high school career at Camden County High School in Camden County , Georgia , but transferred to Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville , Florida . As a senior at Ribault High School , Taylor was a first team Class 4A All - State selection , won All - America honors from SuperPrep , and was named to " The Florida Times - Union " Area Super 24 Team . College career . Taylor received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1997 to 1999 . Taylor compiled seventy - two reception s for 1 , 150 yards and fifteen touchdowns in eleven career starts , and also earned Most Valuable Player honors in the 1999 Orange Bowl with seven catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns ; in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl , he made eleven catches for 156 yards and three touchdowns . As a junior in 1999 , he was selected as one of the Gators ' team captain s . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . The Baltimore Ravens selected Taylor in the first round ( tenth pick overall ) in the 2000 NFL Draft ; he was the third receiver taken in the 2000 draft . The Ravens had high hopes of him making an immediate impact . However , Taylor would only make twenty - eight catches for 278 yards in nine games as a rookie in . That season , Taylor showed early promise for himself and for his team by scoring two touchdowns in the second game of the season , a shootout victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars — a team the Ravens had never beaten . In 2000 , the Ravens would go on to win Super Bowl XXXV . Taylor ' s best season with Baltimore came in , when he compiled sixty - one catches for 869 yards and six touchdowns . Baltimore released Taylor after a lackluster 2004 season . Minnesota Vikings . Taylor was then picked up by the Minnesota Vikings , where he played the 2005 and 2006 seasons . In 32 games ( 29 starts ) with the team , Taylor caught 107 passes for 1 , 255 yards and seven touchdowns . He became a free agent in the 2007 offseason . Oakland Raiders . On May 22 , 2007 , Taylor was signed by the Oakland Raiders . He was inactive for the team ' s season opener , then played in the team ' s Week 2 contest but recorded no statistics . He was released on September 22 . St . Louis Rams . Taylor worked out for the New Orleans Saints on October 11 , 2007 , but was not signed . He was signed by the St . Louis Rams a week later . He appeared in one game for the team , catching one pass for four yards and recording a solo tackle on special teams . The Rams released him in November . Carolina Panthers . On December 26 , 2007 , the Carolina Panthers signed Taylor to a two - year contract . He was inactive for the team ' s regular season finale . He was released from the team on August 30 , 2008 . Detroit Lions . Taylor was signed by the Detroit Lions on December 16 , 2008 after wide receiver Shaun McDonald was placed on injured reserve . He was released on May 4 , 2009 . During his eight - season NFL career , Taylor played in 101 regular season games , and started ninety of them . He had 312 career receptions for 4 , 017 yards and twenty - two touchdowns ; he also had thirty - two carries for 232 rushing yards . Personal . Taylor ' s wife Rashidah Taylor was " Mrs . Maryland " for the year 2004 . Taylor and his wife appeared on an episode of the TLC series " A Baby Story " that originally aired October 11 , 2004 . Taylor was arrested January 1 , 2007 at 2 : 30 AM outside a Minneapolis nightclub after being tasered by police . Taylor was one of the Minnesota Vikings players involved in the so - called " Minnesota Vikings boat party scandal " as a member of the team . He has refused to comment upon the scandal , along with two other players .