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Packers Sign Veteran QB Tyrod Taylor, Release Desmond Ridder
Veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Green Bay Packers on May 4. The deal includes a $700,000 signing bonus and up to $500,000 in incentives as Taylor enters his 15th NFL season. The move follows his March engagement in Rome and comes as he expands work off the field through his fashion brand and community initiatives.
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The Green Bay Packers signed Tyrod Taylor to back up starter Jordan Love on May 4 and released Desmond Ridder in a corresponding move. 88 million, according to Spotrac. com reported the contract details.
Taylor, who will turn 37 in August before entering Year 15 in the NFL, visited The Post studios for an interview on April 16, 2026. “I’ve been training really since the season ended and just taking it day by day, but I feel great,” he said. His 2025 season ended with a groin injury suffered in December.
In 2025, Taylor appeared in six games with four starts for the Jets. 7 percent of his passes for 779 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions. He also rushed for 143 yards with one TD.
Taylor was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round, No. 180 overall, of the 2011 NFL draft. He spent the last four seasons split between the Giants and Jets as a backup. “I think it’s a story of perseverance, dedication, passion.
I started playing the game of football at age 5 and learned a lot throughout the years. I’m 36 now… I’m thankful for it all,” he said. Taylor’s grandmother long ago told him that sports is only a small portion of life and teaches more about life than the sport itself.
He has carried that perspective through both successes and setbacks. “The game of football has allowed me to travel so many different places that I probably never would have seen had it not been for football,” he added. Off the field, Taylor and fiancée Bianka Charity-Parker announced their engagement on March 16 via a joint Instagram post.
