Andy Reid says Chiefs 'can fix' Jawaan Taylor's penalty woes - ESPN
ESPN KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor has been known since entering the NFL for his kick-step, a maneuver that can at least make it appear he's releasing from his pre-snap stance early.
But he's never had a game like he had on Sunday, when Taylor was penalized five times against his former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. As a result, Chiefs coach Andy Reid suggested Taylor will have to change his methods.
"He's naturally quick without having to cheat on that thing or get caught on it and he's strong so he doesn't need to do that,'' Reid said. "He's a smart kid. We can fix it. He's been doing this for a number of years, and he works extremely hard at it, but once you've had three of them in a row or so and they don't get called and you have a ... new crew coming in, they're going to have an eye on you and so you've got to back up. He's got to back up and start over on this and just slow it down."
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Taylor is the NFL's most penalized player since entering the league in 2019. He has 49 penalties in that time, according to TruMedia, six more than the second-most penalized player, Donovan Smith, who is the Chiefs' other starting tackle.
