Paylor was an NFL writer with Yahoo Sports and formerly covered the Chiefs for the Kansas City Star.
Yahoo Sports writer and former Chiefs beat reporter for the Kansas City Star Terez Paylor has died at 37 years old, his fiancée Ebony Reed announced in a statement. The cause of death was not mentioned.
"While we are shocked and saddened by Terez Paylor's sudden passing, we also celebrate his extraordinary life that touched so many," Reed said in the statement. "Terez was an exceptional journalist whose passion for football made him a respected voice. His legacy will leave an enduring impact on sports journalism, the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs, and their fans. More important, Terez was a devoted son, grandson, brother, an adoring fiancé, and a wonderful friend to so man. To know him was to love him. He will be dearly missed."
Paylor covered the NFL for Yahoo Sports since 2018, but before that he covered the Chiefs for the Kansas City Star for five years. Taylor had just released his latest podcast on Monday.