Ramonce Taylor is a professional American, Canadian

Gridiron football

Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...

 and Arena football

Arena football

Arena football is a variety of gridiron football played by the Arena Football League . It is a proprietary game, the rights to which are owned by Gridiron Enterprises, and is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....

 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados

Rio Grande Valley Dorados

The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League...

 of af2

Af2

AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...

. He was signed by the Dorados as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 for the Texas Longhorns

Texas Longhorns football

The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...

.

Early years

Taylor was born on September 11, 1985 in Temple, Texas

Temple, Texas

Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...

. At Belton High School

Belton High School (Belton, Texas)

Belton High School is a high school that serves the city of Belton, Texas, parts of Temple and Morgan's Point Resort, and the Belton Independent School District . The High school's motto is Every Kid A Winner. BHS is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the...

, Taylor produced a school record of 4,010 rushing yards and 62 touchdowns over three years.

College career

In 2004, he accumulated 284 yards rushing. In the 2005 season, his second with the Longhorns, he compiled a team-high of 1,219 offensive yards for 15 touchdowns.

In May 2006, Taylor was arrested on marijuana charges. Longhorn coach Mack Brown

Mack Brown

William Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to his head coach position at Texas, Brown was head coach at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...

 dismissed Taylor from the team due to academic and legal troubles. In September 2006, he pled guilty to the felony drug charges and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years deferred adjudication. In early 2008, he was put in jail for five months for violating his probation.

Post-college career

Taylor was expected to be chosen in the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

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, but he was not chosen.

On January 15, 2009, he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Dorados

Rio Grande Valley Dorados

The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League...

' training camp roster.

On June 4, 2009, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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 of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 signed him to a contract. He was released on June 19, 2009. On October 7, 2009 he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

of the Canadian Football League.
On June 22, 2010, the Edmonton Eskimos cut seven players from training camp, including second-year running back Ramonce Taylor.