Taylor Heinicke was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Old Dominion University, where he set numerous records as a quarterback. In 2015, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent and later had stints with the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. In 2020, he joined the Washington Football Team and made NFL headlines with a remarkable performance in the playoffs, throwing for 306 yards and a touchdown, and rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns in a close loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Throughout his career, Heinicke has demonstrated his dual-threat abilities, with a 63.8% completion rate, 886 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, and 161 rushing yards.