Head coach Mike McDaniel has lastly indicated the Miami Dolphins is probably not all-in on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Based on Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN, McDaniel advised reporters on the NFL mix on Tuesday the Dolphins have not but decided in regards to the fifth-year choice hooked up to Tagovailoa’s rookie contract.
“Like another participant, you consider each variable,” McDaniel defined. “I feel it is essential to acknowledge we now have a congruence of pursuits by the Dolphins and the participant, Tua, that we each need him to play at a really excessive stage for a very long time for the Miami Dolphins.”
McDaniel has repeatedly spoken extremely of Tagovailoa going again to the coach’s early days as a member of the group final winter. Whereas Tagovailoa discovered his title in Most Invaluable Participant discussions this previous fall, the 24-year-old additionally suffered a minimal of two concussions in the course of the season by way of his remaining in-game look of the marketing campaign that occurred on Christmas Day.
Even after Tagovailoa missed Miami’s remaining two regular-season contests and the playoff defeat on the Buffalo Payments, each McDaniel and Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier backed the 2020 first-round draft decide because the crew’s future starter. That was earlier than Tagovailoa remained within the concussion protocol by way of all of January.
The Dolphins have till Might 1 to say no or train Tagovailoa’s choice. Declining it might put him on observe to hit free company in March 2024.
“We’re in all probability finest served to make the most of the time [until the deadline],” McDaniel continued. “That is form of the best way we’re approaching it, however that does not imply that we’re spending any lengthy time frame not discussing it. That is one thing that Chris and I’ve been working by way of.”
The Dolphins have been linked in tales this offseason with just lately re-retired quarterback Tom Brady and with Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson. Brady’s contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers expires when the brand new league yr begins on March 15, and the Ravens reportedly usually are not near signing Jackson earlier than they’ve to make use of the franchise tag to retain his rights for 2023.
