 After his career ended , Taylor worked in several regular television jobs . He first worked as a football analyst for the now defunct TNT Sunday Night Football . In a one @-@ off show , Taylor also appeared as a wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation , defeating Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event of WrestleMania XI . He also worked as a color commentator on an amateur fighting program entitled <unk> on the FX channel . On September 4 , 1995 , the Giants retired Phil Simms ' jersey during halftime of a game against the Cowboys ( Taylor had his number retired the year before ) . Simms celebrated the moment by throwing an impromptu ceremonial pass to Taylor . Simms recalled , " [ a ] ll of a sudden it kind of hit me , I 've put Lawrence in a really tough spot ; national TV , he 's got dress shoes and a sports jacket on , and he 's had a few beers and he 's going to run down the field and I 'm going to throw him a pass . " Simms motioned for Taylor to run a long pattern and after 30 – 40 yards threw him the pass . Taylor later said the situation made him more nervous than any play of his career , " I 'm saying to myself ( as the pass is being thrown ) , ' If I drop this pass , I got to run my black ass all the way back to Upper Saddle River because there ain 't no way I 'm going to be able to stay in that stadium ' . " Taylor caught the pass , however , and the capacity crowd in attendance cheered in approval . 
