Update — 4/27/26 at 3:54 pm ET: Representative of Lawrence Taylor in a statement he said the former player has been hospitalized since Monday, April 27 while his treatment continues.
“Lawrence Taylor has been hospitalized since April 20, 2026, where he was treated for a stomach-related issue,” the statement read. “For now, this situation does not appear to be life-threatening. He is still being monitored and is showing improvement. The date of his release has not been determined.”
The statement continued, “Lawrence asks that I express his gratitude to all who have been thinking of him and keeping him in their prayers during this difficult time.”
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New York Giants legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was admitted to a hospital in New Jersey on Friday, April 24, after experiencing a medical emergency, according to TMZ Games.
The outlet doesn’t have an update on his condition, but added that those close to him don’t seem to think “whatever he’s dealing with is very serious” and “the belief is he’ll be released soon, if not released.”
Taylor, 67, reportedly arrived at the emergency room on Friday before being taken to another area of the hospital.
Us Weekly has reached out to Taylor’s team for comment.
Taylor has been open in the past about her health issues related to drug abuse during her career.
“On a typical night out, I’d get coke from some Spanish guys in Harlem,” he recalled in an ESPN story in 2012. “There would be one guy in the apartment with a .38. There would be another guy sitting at the table. I told him how much I wanted, he measured it and put it in a bag for about six dollars, and I bought seven hundred dollars.
He continued, “To keep myself entertained, I’d stand on a bar stool, and sink into a handstand. Or pull one of my old college tricks and chew the glass. Pitchers of kamikazes can do that to you. One time in Houston, some guys on the Oilers tried to ruin my game by sending two girls to my hotel.”
Taylor’s pro career spanned from 1981 to 1993, entirely with the Giants. The two-time Super Bowl champion was the 1986 NFL MVP and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
But even during his career, he spoke freely about his drug use. In 1988, the NFL suspended him 30 days and ordered him to rehab after failing a drug test. He said at the time he was not worried about his suspension, instead he was thinking about the big picture.
“I’m worried about what’s going to happen to me for the rest of my life if I don’t straighten myself out,” he told Connecticut’s WVIT at the time. “That’s what I’m worried about.”
Taylor appeared healthy in March when he visited his alma mater, North Carolina, to see the head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels football team, as seen in a photo shared via Instagram.
Coincidentally, Belichick, now 74, was the Giants’ defensive coordinator during Taylor’s tenure. Taylor was all smiles as he and Belichick posed for a photo at the team’s practice facility in Chapel Hill.
