The New Orleans Saints signed quarterback Derek Carr and the New York Jets are flirting with Aaron Rodgers. In South Florida, stories echo what normal supervisor Chris Grier acknowledged earlier this offseason — the Miami Dolphins are sticking with Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback.
Rumors swirled of the franchise making a shift at quarterback — once more — when information broke of the Baltimore Ravens utilizing the non-exclusive franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson. With the tag, Baltimore would obtain two first-round picks if Jackson involves phrases with one other franchise — that the Ravens aren’t keen to match.
Regardless of Miami’s lack of a first-round decide, Jackson has ties to Miami, which was greater than sufficient to create a buzz. Nevertheless, on Tuesday night, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington tweeted that the workforce will journey with Tagovailoa.
“The Dolphins won’t be pursuing Lamar Jackson or another beginning QBs this low season, a number of workforce sources inform me,” Darlington tweeted.
The Dolphins won’t be pursuing Lamar Jackson or another beginning QBs this low season, a number of workforce sources inform me. As one supply mentioned, “Mike totally believes Tua is the proper match for his system.”
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) March 7, 2023
Darlington’s report should not be a shock since Miami preached the identical assertion for the reason that season ended.
“The strides he made this 12 months with [coach] Mike [McDaniel] and the offense, you guys have been right here and seen it,” Grier mentioned on March 1. “It was actually thrilling. And to see the work he’s put in that you simply guys don’t see on the facility and round, it’s been actually unbelievable. And the dialogue between him and Mike simply speaking soccer. I’ve by no means heard as a lot soccer as he talks about Mike and stuff he sees even from different video games. It’s fairly cool to see.”
“You guys understand how I really feel about Tua and that hasn’t modified in any respect,” McDaniel mentioned following the workforce’s playoff loss to the Buffalo Payments. “I see, I believe all of us see, him because the chief of this workforce and when it’s acceptable for him to steer the workforce, I’ll bounce on that chance. He’s a terrific participant with solely enchancment in entrance of him as nicely. We’re speaking a couple of 24-year-old quarterback that I believe once I signed up for this job,
“I spent six months making an attempt to persuade people who he was good. So the truth that persons are – the truth that Las Vegas noticed it as a four-point swing when it was introduced that he was – it implies that, he’s a … Sure, this can be a difficult time for him, sure, his well being is of main significance, however I might be a idiot to not embrace him when he’s wholesome and able to go. We’ll all be excited for that.”
