JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars great Fred Taylor trading the gridiron for the soccer pitch.
Taylor has joined the JAXUSL ownership team.
Taylor joining Jacksonville native Tim Tebow and Ricky Caplin on the pro soccer club's ownership group.
Along with his ownership stake in the soccer clubs, Taylor will serve as an ambassador for the USL expansion franchise as JAX USL builds towards the launch of its men's and women's clubs, a USL Youth Soccer Academy, and the development of a soccer-specific stadium and facilities.
Taylor explains why he decided to take Caplin up on his offer to join the ownership group.
“I’m pleased to have been invited to join Ricky and Tim on the JAXUSL ownership team,” said Taylor. “I’m extremely impressed with the club’s plans to elevate our community by bringing USL men’s and women’s pro soccer teams to Northeast Florida, along with their aspirations in working with City and County authorities on the First Coast to lift every voice by creating facilities and opportunities that will benefit all communities.”
A Semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, Taylor owns Jaguars’ career records in rushing yards (11,271), attempts (2,428), consecutive 100-yard games (nine in 2000) and most rushing yards in a game (234). He is 17th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with 11,695 yards. Taylor’s 4.6 yards per carry ranks 32nd all time in the NFL – tied with Adrian Peterson and Hall of Famer Terrell Davis, and ahead of Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (4.4), Walter Payton (4.4), Tony Dorsett (4.3), Marshall Faulk (4.3), LaDainian Tomlinson (4.3) and Earl Campbell (4.3). He is also a member of the University of Florida’s Athletic Hall of Fame (2010) and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame (2008).