2018 season. After making several tackles as a defensive player, and receiving no offensive touches during the preseason, Taliaferro was released by Hamilton on June 6. Death Taliaferro died at age 28 on December 16, 2020, in Williamsburg, Virginia, a week shy of his 29th birthday. His death was reported to have been caused by a heart attack induced by cocaine and fentanyl intoxication, according to the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. References External links Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio 1991 births 2020 deaths American football running backs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players Baltimore Ravens players Players of American football from Virginia People from Yorktown, Virginia African-American players of American football Lackawanna Falcons football players The Spring League players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players 21st-century African-American sportspeople Drug-related deaths in Virginia Cocaine-related deaths in Virginia