Jury Convicts Former NFL Scout Blaise Taylor of Murdering Pregnant Girlfriend
Blaise Taylor, a former Tennessee Titans scout and Arkansas State football star, was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of felony murder for the 2023 death of his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning. The jury returned a guilty verdict after a two-hour deliberation, resulting in two consecutive life sentences. The case centered on whether Taylor intentionally poisoned Benning with cocaine to prevent her from having his child, a claim supported by her final phone call to a friend but contested by the defense due to lack of direct physical evidence linking Taylor to the drug.
