Tracking the Preaux Career of Ike Taylor

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Ike Taylor knows that his unlikely rise to NFL stardom wouldn't have been possible without plenty of help along the way. That's why it's so important for Taylor, a Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback, to come home to the West Bank every summer so he can pay it forward. Taylor, who came to live with his aunt and uncle in Harvey when he was in seventh grade, hosted his fourth annual "Face Me Ike" youth football camp at Arden Cahill Academy in Gretna on Friday. He was joined by a handful of Steelers teammates and friends from other NFL teams, including Steelers safety Anthony Smith and Saints rookie linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar. "You know, when I was little, I had an opportunity to meet some NFL stars, and it was just all about the memories," said Taylor, a former walk-on at Louisiana-Lafayette who is entering his sixth NFL season. "It was never about who they were. It was about, 'OK, these guys made it. They were successful. I would like to be a part of that.' "You can take away a lot of stuff, but people definitely can't take away a memory. And that's what I'm trying to give back." The rest of the story Mike Triplett The Times-Picayune

[BrudaCajun]

So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight?

[Zeebart21]

_ So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight? _

Ike who?

need I say more? Go Cleveland.

Z

[BrockMeaux]

_ So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight? _

Who cares what he did or didn't say on TV. That stuff, like Peanut's, is a bonus. I like Ike for what he did while he was here.

[Boomer]

what is the history of this and what did he say when????? thanks for the info!!!!

[NOCajun]

Since he started playing with the Steelers, every time he would do his introduction on TV, instead of stating his name and where he went to school, he'd just say, "Ike Taylor, swaggin'".

[RaisingCajun08]

Even the commentators made a comment about it. Something like "How can you get a degree from Swaggin?"

Needless to say, I also have lost all respect for that guys for the that yellow and black team wearing #24.

What was funny though, Ryan Clark got cut off when he said what school he was from. All that was aired was Louisiana. Not Louisiana State ... LOL

[RaisingCajun08]

Oh .. Also, what is "swaggin" supposed to mean?

[RedCajun]

In 2005 (right after Katrina), when the Steelers made it to the Super Bowl, Ike stated that he was from New Orleans, LA which was uderstandable considering the # of New Orleans residents scattered all over the country.

As for swagging

[BrudaCajun]

So are you saying he "swagged" it up again?