TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts football club announced today the signing of INT RB Kelvin Taylor.
Taylor, 25, is a 2016 sixth-round NFL draft selection of the San Francisco 49ers. The 5’10, 207-pound running back spent part of 2016 on the Niners practice squad before being signed by the Seattle Seahawks later that season. The Florida native spent the 2017 off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons before being signed by the Cleveland Browns in January of 2018. The former University of Florida Gator played three seasons in blue and orange, rushing for 2,108 yards and 23 touchdowns in 35 games, including 1,035 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior. The son of NFL Pro Bowler and all-time Jacksonville Jaguars leading rusher Fred Taylor, Kelvin also graduated high school as the all-time leading rusher in Florida state history.