The sentence comes two months after he sat quietly at the defense table with his lawyers after the verdict was announced, showing no reaction or emotion.
The courtroom was packed with Taylor and Rivera family members, but there were no outbursts when the verdict was read.
Neither prosecutors, Taylor’s family nor the family of the football player’s girlfriend would comment after the hearing.
In the confession, Rivera said the group of five young men, all from the Fort Myers area, had driven to Taylor’s house planning to steal large amounts of cash he kept inside.
They thought Taylor, 24, would be out of town at a game against Tampa Bay, but didn’t realize until it was too late that he was home with a knee injury. 
Taylor’s then-girlfriend, Jackie Garcia Haley, and their 18-month-old daughter, were also home at the time. They were not hurt.
Four other men were also charged in the case and three will be tried later. Venjah Hunte, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and burglary charges in a deal that calls for a 29-year prison sentence.
Rivera claimed while testifying in his own defense that it was Hunte who brought the 9mm handgun and shot Taylor.
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