Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor. Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Chiefs’ Jawaan Taylor shares news of his mother’s death

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 2/7/24

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor will be playing with a heavy heart in Super Bowl LVIII.

Taylor shared with reporters in Las Vegas on Wednesday that his mother recently died. The 26-year-old said he will be playing for his late mother against the San Francisco 49ers.

Chiefs offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor just said that his mother passed away 3-4 days ago.

“I dedicate this game to her.”

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— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) February 7, 2024

Taylor did not share any more information about his mother’s death.

Last April, Taylor shared a video on Instagram that showed him gifting his mother a Bentley “as an early Mother’s Day gift.”

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Taylor signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Chiefs last offseason. The former second-round pick out of Florida had been with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first four years of his career.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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