Tua Tagovailoa, the quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, looks quite irritated with the contract extension talks.
In about a month, Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins will begin training camp. It remains to be seen if the star quarterback does show up.
Throughout the offseason, Tua has engaged in relatively public contract extension talks with the Dolphins’ management.
The former Alabama first-round selection will soon be entering the last year of his rookie deal. His estimated salary is $23.17 million, which is significantly less than his market value.
Tua has every right to desire his own since quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Jared Goff, among others, earned lucrative long-term contracts before to the 2024 season.
In the end, it comes down to market value and what the Dolphins are prepared to provide. Things appear to be at a standstill right now.
Tua Tagovailoa airs it out to media among contract talks.
“Let me tell you something. It’s the market, man. All of that wouldn’t matter if we didn’t have a market, Tagovailoa informed reporters. It would just be a matter of organization. The organization made the final decision, thus it didn’t matter if that man got paid that amount. That’s what I’d suggest. The market exists in its own right.
There’s no mistaking Tua’s tone in his remarks. It’s clear that he is unhappy with the way things have been going behind the scenes.
The NFL was taken aback by Lawrence’s five-year, $275 million deal extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It is tied with Cincinnati Bengals player Joe Burrow for the highest annual salary in league history.
Considering how early in their lives Lawrence and Tagovailoa were compared, it makes sense.
Trevor Lawrence’s statistics are as follows: 58 touchdowns, 39 interceptions, 11,770 yards, 64% completion percentage, and an 85.0 quarterback rating.
Tua Tagovailoa’s stats include a 67% completion percentage, 12,639 yards, 81 touchdowns, 37 interceptions, and a 97.1 quarterback rating.
Clearly, there are more variables at work in this situation. The brass in Miami will highlight Tua’s South Beach talent pool. Star wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are among them. Lawrence’s supporting cast in Duval is different.
But the market is the market, as Tua points out.
Miami seems to be firmly entrenched. So does Tagovailoa’s side. It might cause a lot of drama this summer before training camp begins.
