As the Giants build for the future at the NFL draft, one of their franchise greats is dealing with a health scare.
Lawrence Taylor was taken to a hospital in New Jersey after suffering a medical emergency, TMZ Sports reported Friday.
The specific details are murky, but the website reported that those close to the 67-year-old Taylor don’t believe that “whatever he’s dealing with is too serious” and he will be released from the hospital soon.
Taylor was initially taken into the emergency room before going to a different part of the hospital.
The NFL legend, who turned 67 in February, has dealt with a number of health ailments post-retirement, and has also been open about his issues with drug addiction.
The Hall of Famer has appeared looking in good spirts at recent events, including when he visited UNC football coach Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill, his alma mater, earlier this month.
Belichick was Taylor’s defensive coordinator with the Giants from 1985 until the 1990-91 season, and they won two Super Bowls together in 1987 and 1991.
Taylor also participated in the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in March.
Before that, he joined Giants teammate Ottis Anderson and Mets great Darryl Strawberry at a “Team of Heroes” event at Pier 60 in Manhattan in December.
Taylor, the No. 2 overall pick by the Giants in the 1981 NFL Draft, led the franchise to two Super Bowls and won MVP in 1986.
He was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, 10-time All-Pro (8x First-Team, 2x Second-Team), and 10x Pro Bowler.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
ESPN named Taylor as the best edge rusher in NFL history in 2022.
