George Teague George Theo Teague ( born February 18 , 1971 ) is a former American football player who played free safety in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys , Green Bay Packers , and Miami Dolphins . College . Teague grew up in Derby , Kansas and Sembach , Germany before moving to Alabama and attending Jefferson Davis High School . Teague first came to note as a college athlete in the 1993 Sugar Bowl on the University of Alabama football team . This game marked his first interception with a return for a touchdown . Five plays later , he raced downfield and caught up with sprinting University of Miami wide receiver Lamar Thomas and stripped the ball from him in full stride , maintaining possession of the ball as he returned it upfield . Although the play was called back on an offsides penalty against Alabama , it effectively quashed Miami ' s effort to regain their offensive momentum : Miami was forced to punt soon afterward , and never mounted another substantial offensive threat in the Crimson Tide ' s 34 - 13 victory . NFL . Green Bay . Teague was drafted in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers . Against the Detroit Lions in the 1994 playoffs , he recorded the longest interception return for a touchdown in playoffs history ( 101 yards ) . At the end of the 1995 season , he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a conditional 7th round draft choice , after not producing according to his draft selection . Atlanta Falcons . The Falcons waived Teague after being less than a week with them , so the Packers had to return the conditional draft pick . Dallas Cowboys ( first stint ) . Teague was signed by the Dallas Cowboys for the 1996 training camp . He played as a nickel defensive back , before starting 8 games after Brock Marion suffered a season ending shoulder injury . He finished the year with a career high 4 interceptions . His career signature game came against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild - card playoff game , where he was dominant in helping the Cowboys to a 40 - 15 rout . He forced turnovers on three consecutive Vikings possessions . He first denied Amp Lee of a 43 yard touchdown reception , by stripping the ball which went out of the end zone for a touchback . On the next Vikings possession he caused a Leroy Hoard fumble . He then proceeded to return an interception 29 yards for a touchdown . The Cowboys couldn ' t resign him at the end of the season , because of the salary cap problems they had at the time . Miami Dolphins . After jump - starting his career with the Cowboys , he was signed away by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent in 1997 . The Dolphins ended up waiving him at the end of the year to make room for Brock Marion . Dallas Cowboys ( second stint ) . In 1998 the Cowboys signed Teague to replace Brock Marion who left via free agency to the Miami Dolphins . Teague is probably best known for a notable incident during a game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 24 , 2000 . In that game , 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens caught his second touchdown pass of the game and ran to the Cowboys ' iconic star logo at midfield to celebrate as he had on the previous touchdown earlier . Teague violently shoved Owens from behind during the celebration and was ejected from the game . In 2008 , the moment was named one of the ten most memorable in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN . On September 23 , 2001 at Texas Stadium , just two weeks after the 9 - 11 attacks , as the Cowboys were taking the field to play the San Diego Chargers , Teague carried the American Flag , displayed above his head . After playing 4 solid seasons for the Cowboys , he was waived at the end of the 2001 season because of salary cap reasons . Post - career . In 2002 , he started the George Teague & Friends Foundation , a charity organization comprising many former University of Alabama football players . Following his retirement Teague coached high school football at Harvest Christian Academy in Watauga , Texas recording 8 wins and 16 losses . In June 2007 Teague was appointed the Athletic Director at Carrollton Christian Academy in Carrollton , Texas . He is also taking online classes at the United States Sports Academy to complete his bachelor ' s degree in sports coaching . In January 2011 , Teague was named the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for the June Shelton School in Dallas , Texas .