After their football careers are completed, most NFL players find another career, such as selling real estate, coaching, or some sort of construction job.
Beginning on May 2 and lasting through the majority of the month of May, a total of 255 individuals were arrested in relation to a prostitution ring in Southern Florida using multiple agencies. It was the highest number of suspects ever arrested during a single undercover operation with Polk County, Florida.
One such individual was former Cleveland Browns linebacker Adarius Taylor.
The bust was part of a multi-agency crackdown dubbed “Operation Fool Around and Find Out” with the Polk County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, which is located just south of Orlando and due east of Tampa. Legoland Resort is located within its boundaries.
Retired NFL star Adarius Taylor found himself behind bars earlier this month, accused of bringing along his six-year-old child when he went to the location where he planned to meet with a deputy posing as a prostitute. https://t.co/5sDZMHGURr pic.twitter.com/TOircfPFm9
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According to the police report, 141 people were charged with soliciting prostitutes, 93 parties with offering to commit prostitution, 10 with offenses related to prostitution, such as aiding and abetting or transporting prostitutes, four people were identified as potential human trafficking victims and offered services, while 36 persons were identified as illegal aliens.
In addition, 11 were charged with traveling to meet a minor for sex or other child sex crimes under the agency Operation Child Protector.
Editor’s note: Taylor appears at 22:27
Taylor, age 34, allegedly brought his 6-year-old daughter to the sting site and left the child in his Ford F-150 truck when he went inside. The juvenile was taken into custody by the Florida Department of Children and Families, who then contacted the child’s mother. Taylor’s charges include misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution and felony negligent child abuse without bodily harm.
The arrest report stated that law enforcement was the ones who found his daughter, who was assessed with several medical conditions, stating Taylor did not tell anyone that the child was left alone in his vehicle.
The affidavit against Taylor indicated he responded to an escort advertisement before agreeing to meet with the undercover deputy at the undisclosed location. Prior to the meeting, he had agreed to a price, the deputy reported, adding that she confirmed after his arrival that he was there for sexual purposes.
A three-sport star athlete in high school, Taylor was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft and signed a three-year, $1.53 million contract with a signing bonus of $16,000. After his second training camp, the Panthers cut him on the final cutdown day and then placed him on their practice squad.
He then signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016 and was named the backup MLB. The following season, he broke his tibia and fibula in a collision during a sack. In 2018, Taylor became the starting MIKE linebacker after the starter sustained a broken ankle.
Tampa Bay did not offer a new contract, and he signed with the Browns for the 2019 campaign under new head coach Freddie Kitchens. Taylor competed against Joe Schobert and became his backup, as well as working with special teams. With Cleveland, he played in 15 games with 60 defensive snaps, 312 special teams snaps, zero starts, and had nine total tackles.
The Browns did not attempt to keep his services despite one year left on his contract, and he inked a deal returning to the Panthers where he started two games with the defense and played 63% of special teams snaps before landing on IR after suffering a groin injury.
After being out of football for three years, Taylor signed a one-year deal with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, where he played in just three games before being released.