Tua Tagovailoa is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football at Alabama, where he was the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship and received the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards as a sophomore.
Tua Tagovailoa: Arm strength| Highlights| Contract
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The Miami Dolphins added fuel to the already bright fire that is the 2022 NFL offseason by trading for two-time alleged domestic abuser, six-time Pro Bowler, and three-time All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill.
Immediately after finalizing the trade, which sent five draft picks to the Chiefs in exchange for their star receiver, the Dolphins gave Hill a 4-year extension worth $120 million with $72.2 million guaranteed, making Hill the highest paid receiver of all-time based on average annual value — $2 million more per year than Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams.
Highlights:
While Hill to Miami may not seem like a good fit on the surface — after all, Hill is a deep threat and Tagovailoa is known for his low intended air yards — Hill managed to put up 1776 and 13 touchdowns in two seasons with Alex Smith.
While Smith had been known for his inability to push the ball downfield, Hill’s presence allowed Smith to take shots downfield more often and in his final season with the Chiefs, Smith finished eighth in the NFL in intended air yards per pass attempt (4.5) among quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts.
Contract:
| Year | Base salary | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $610,000 | $5,504,625 |
| 2021 | $780,000 | $6,880,781 |
| 2022 | $895,000 | $8,256,938 |
| 2023 | $1,010,000 | $9,633,094 |
The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa agreed to a four-year, $30.3 million contract Monday, which includes a $19.6 million signing bonus.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported terms of the deal, which is fully guaranteed.
The Dolphins selected Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in April’s draft. Expected by many to be the No. 1 overall selection coming into his junior season, Tagovailoa’s career at Alabama abruptly ended when he suffered a dislocated and fractured hip in a November win over Mississippi State.
I’ve talked before about how Tagovailoa actually has decent metrics when throwing deep, he just doesn’t do it very often.
