WATCH: Dolphins rookie Michael Taaffe intercepts Quinn Ewers twice
Dolphins rookie Michael Taaffe is reuniting with Texas teammate, Quinn Ewers. Taaffe once intercepted Ewers twice in the Texas HS championship game.
When Michael Taaffe was playing for Westlake in the 2020 Texas Class 6A State Championship game, he intercepted future college and Miami Dolphins teammate Quinn Ewers twice. An impressive one-handed interception by Taafee keyed the defeat of Ewers' Southlake Carroll. The play was so good it was No.
1 on ESPN Sportscenter's Top 10 plays. "At the time, that was probably the coolest moment of my life," Taaffe recalled in a video call with Dolphins media. "Number two was Aaron Rodgers.
Number one was little Michael Taffee, walk-on at University of Texas. So pretty cool to know that, you know, you jumped over A-Rod on SportsCenter Top 10. " Former Texas teammate and now current Dolphins teammate Michael Taaffe of Austin Westlake picks off Quinn Ewers of Southlake Carroll twice in the #TXHSFB 2020 6A D1 Texas state championship.
21 year old Chase Snyder on the call for @dctf @Texan_Live pic. twitter. com/IbL4EZTJNK — Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) April 25, 2026 Taafe would go from Texas walk-on to scholarship All-American.