Trent Taylor’s NFL run has officially reached the finish line.
The former 49ers wideout announced his retirement online, with the moment later confirmed by photos posted on his wife’s Instagram story. In those images, Taylor marked the occasion alongside former teammate George Kittle and Kittle’s wife, Claire.
Taylor is 32, and his career spanned seven seasons after San Francisco picked him in the fifth round out of Louisiana Tech in 2017. Four of those years came with the 49ers, with two seasons in Cincinnati and one in Chicago filling out the rest of his NFL path.
He finished with 88 catches for 845 yards and three touchdowns, while also making his mark as a punt returner. Taylor handled 112 punt returns for 1,051 yards. His most productive year came immediately as a rookie in 2017, when he posted 43 receptions for 430 yards and two scores and settled in as a dependable slot target in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
His career also included a lost 2019 season after he suffered a setback from offseason foot surgery.
Taylor’s journey with San Francisco came back around in 2024, when the 49ers added him to the roster after three seasons away from the team. But the reunion never really got going.
He appeared in just two games that year and caught one pass for 11 yards in Week 18. A year later, San Francisco placed him on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, and he never got back on the field for the team.
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