From 1981-93, Lawrence Taylor--better known as "L.T." to scores of Giants fans--caused many NFL quarterbacks to curl into a ball at the mere sight of him crashing into the backfield toward them. The ...

Giants Icon Lawrence Taylor Hit with Surprise Trash Talk By Michael Jordan originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In 1981, North Carolina defensive end Lawrence Taylor was leaving Chapel Hill to go to ...

The 46th NFL Draft was held April 28-29, 1981, at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City. The first day's proceedings started at 10 a.m. (EDT) and the sixth round ended at 8:41 p.m. The final six rounds ...

ESPN NFL analyst Ben Solak dropped a very extensive and unique list on July 3, identifying the best player to be drafted at each slot in the order “since the common draft era began” in 1967, and eight ...

He was the second-overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, and went on to become arguably the greatest defensive player in NFL history. Lawrence Taylor would chase down quarterbacks and ball-carriers with ...

It didn’t take long for Lawrence Taylor to make a dent in the NFL when he arrived in 1981. He didn’t just win Defensive Rookie of the Year that season, he won Defensive Player of the Year, too. That ...