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Tua Tagovailoa appears to beryllium fresh to move connected from nan Miami Dolphins – a emotion that seems communal betwixt nan 2 sides.
Tagovailoa was benched for nan final 3 games of nan play owed to mediocre performance. A time aft nan Dolphins’ play ended pinch a 38-10 nonaccomplishment to section rival New England, nan sixth-year signal-caller appeared unfastened to nan thought of a "fresh start."
Mike McDaniel speaks pinch Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa (1) successful nan 4th fourth of a crippled against nan Buffalo Bills astatine Hard Rock Stadium connected Sept. 25, 2022, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
"That would beryllium dope. I would beryllium bully pinch it," Tagovailoa said Monday, according to The Palm Beach Post, erstwhile asked specifically if he was "hoping for a caller start."
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When asked by different newsman if he understood "fresh start" arsenic playing "elsewhere," Tagovailoa reportedly confirmed it.
The remarks came nan aforesaid time that caput coach Mike McDaniel confirmed that nan squad would beryllium approaching nan 2025-2026 play pinch a competitory mindset for nan position.
"In 2026, I deliberation location will beryllium title for our starting quarterback. What that is and really that looks, there’s a batch that remains to beryllium seen. It’s nan astir important position connected nan shot field, and you person to make judge you do everything imaginable to get nan champion personification retired location connected nan field."
Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa runs disconnected nan section during nan first half of an NFL shot crippled against nan New England Patriots successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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"Who that is – whether they’re in-house aliases location else, that’s thing that we’ll beryllium highly diligent on," he continued. "But I cognize location will beryllium title for those reins. That overmuch I do know."
Tagovailoa threw for 2,660 yards pinch 20 touchdowns this season, but he struggled pinch accuracy and mobility, throwing a career-high of 15 interceptions. His mediocre capacity comes conscionable 1 play aft signing a four-year, $212.4 cardinal statement hold successful July 2024.
Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa speaks during a property convention aft an NFL shot crippled against nan Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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The Dolphins look a superior determination regarding Tagovailoa, arsenic releasing him adjacent twelvemonth would consequence successful a $99 cardinal dormant headdress charge. If nan move is designated arsenic a post-June 1 release, those charges would beryllium divided complete 2 years, pinch $67.4 cardinal allocated to nan 2026 headdress and $31.8 cardinal successful 2027.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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