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This year was another unconventional offseason for Taylor due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor didn't have a physical offseason program to go through the paces of the playbook or a preseason to state his case for a roster spot.
Still, he has shown up in practice and been a featured target of backup quarterback Tim Boyle. The two combined for one of the biggest players during Sunday's practice inside Lambeau Field, with Boyle hitting Taylor on out route near the sideline.
Instead of just converting the third-and-6 and slipping out of bounds, Taylor stopped his momentum, shook a tackle and turned upfield for a 45-yard touchdown.
"Tim's my guy. I was just talking to him at lunch about this actually," Taylor said. "I think last year with me being on the practice squad, me and Tim had a lot of opportunities to bond with each other and grow that chemistry with each other. It really translated into training camp this year."
Taylor credits a lot of his growth and success this summer to time spent "digging at the details" in the receivers room and working with position coach Jason Vrable.
With final cuts looming this Saturday, Taylor knows he has two more practices to show how far he's come over the past 13 months. Whatever happens, Taylor has appreciated the opportunity Green Bay gave him in his quest to prove he possesses the necessary skill to play in the NFL.
"You have to be ready for anything," Taylor said. "My mindset is still going out there every day, doing the best that I can, controlling what I can control. … That's really all you can do is go out there and trust it, play fast, play comfortable, trust your training as Coach (Matt) LaFleur always says.
"The front office does a great job. If they keep you, they keep you. If not, you just have to keep your head up and go to the next thing."