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April 26, 2026, 6:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

\"Jan<\/p>\n

Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) reacts after a play against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the first half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brett Davis, Brett Davis-Imagn Images\"AUSTIN,<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 28: Michael Taaffe #16 of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 28, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Alex Slitz, Getty Images\"ATLANTA,<\/p>\n

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 07: Michael Taaffe #16 of the Texas Longhorns reacts to a play against the Georgia Bulldogs during the fourth quarter of the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Todd Kirkland, Getty Images\"Feb<\/p>\n

Feb 27, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas defensive back Michael Taaffe (DB51) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Kirby Lee, Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\"Feb<\/p>\n

Feb 27, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas defensive back Michael Taaffe (DB51) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Kirby Lee, Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\"Oct<\/p>\n

Oct 18, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) celebrates after the Kentucky Wildcats fail to score during overtime at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jordan Prather, Jordan Prather-Imagn Images\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) tackles Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer (10) in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.<\/p>\n

SARAH PHIPPS\/THE OKLAHOMAN, SARAH PHIPPS\/THE OKLAHOMAN \/ USA TODAY NETWORK Via Imagn Images\"Oct<\/p>\n

Oct 4, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) intercepts a pass to Florida Gators wide receiver Aidan Mizell (11) during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Matt Pendleton, Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images\"Jan<\/p>\n

Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) poses with the trophy after a victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brett Davis, Brett Davis-Imagn Images\"Dec<\/p>\n

Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) in action during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Playoff First Round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jerome Miron, Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\"Dec<\/p>\n

Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) tackles Clemson Tigers wide receiver T.J. Moore (1) for a stop on a fourth down attempt during the second half of the CFP National Playoff first round game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jerome Miron, Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\"Dec<\/p>\n

Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) in action during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Playoff First Round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jerome Miron, Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\"Oct<\/p>\n

Oct 12, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) celebrates with fans after the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Kevin Jairaj, Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images\"Sep<\/p>\n

Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) and edge Barryn Sorrell (88) celebrate a fourth down stop during the game against UTSA at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron E. Martinez\/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Aaron E. Martinez, Aaron E. Martinez\/USA TODAY Network Via Imagn Images\"Nov<\/p>\n

Nov 24, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) reacts after blocking a punt during the first half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Scott Wachter, Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports\"Nov<\/p>\n

Nov 11, 2023; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe(16) after the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Texas Longhorns at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Jerome Miron, Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports\"Oct<\/p>\n

Oct 21, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) catches an interception in the end zone during the fourth quarter against the Houston Cougars at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Maria Lysaker, Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports\"Sep<\/p>\n

Sep 30, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) reacts after making a tackle against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Scott Wachter, Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 26, 2026, 6:30 p.m. ET Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[203,132,134,133,99564,99565,33182,6772,1576,33183,648],"class_list":{"0":"post-267776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-accessmetered","9":"tag-austin","10":"tag-austin-headlines","11":"tag-austin-news","12":"tag-sstssportsnfldolphins","13":"tag-sstsndolphins","14":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","15":"tag-tagmiami-dolphins","16":"tag-tagnfl","17":"tag-tagnfl-draft","18":"tag-typegallery"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}