"This is cool as hell" - NFL fans react to Commanders signing late Sean Taylor's brother Gabe as UDFA

Modified Apr 28, 2025 04:47 GMT

Sean Taylor was one of the NFL best safeties during his lifetime, capable of delivering mostrous tackles and hits. Now, his younger brother Gabe is looking to continue the family legacy - in the same team where he shone.

On Sunday, the Washington Commanders were announced to have invited the Rice safety, who had gone uncalled in the recently-concluded Draft, to their rookie minicamp as an undrafted free agent:

In five seasons with the Owls, Gabe Taylor had 239 tackles (160 solo), ten tackes for loss, four sacks, 27 pass deflections, ten interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), six forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

Hogs Haven, SBNation's Commanders vertical, listed him as one of the "ball-hawking" safety that the organization had to target in the Draft.

When Sean Taylor's younger brother Gabe called himself a "diamond in the rough" during Rice's pro day

Seldom has Gabe Taylor spoken, instead letting his shutdown play do the talking for him. But during Rice's pro day late last month, he was blunt about what he would initially see himself as should he make it to the NFL:

When asked about being compared to his brother, he tried to deflect from the topic:

That has not been not the only time that topic came up, however. Speaking to Steve Helwick, writer for SBNation's non-Power Five CFB vertical Underdog Dynasty last August, Taylor acknowledged Sean's specter as "a big name to live up to" and "big shoes to fill up" but vowed to continue doing his own thing:

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