Dolphins make decision on Tua Tagovailoa's future with team

The Miami Dolphins are moving connected from backmost Tua Tagovailoa.

Dolphins wide manager Jon-Eric Sullivan announced connected Monday that the squad volition merchandise Tagovailoa arsenic NFL escaped bureau begins. Miami selected Tagovailoa with the No. 5 wide prime of the 2020 draft, but injuries and inconsistent play appeared to pb the team’s decision.

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Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks disconnected the tract aft a failed two-point conversion effort successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Dec. 15, 2025. (Justin Berl/AP Photo)

"I precocious informed Tua and his practice that we are going to determination successful a caller absorption astatine the backmost presumption and volition beryllium releasing him aft the commencement of the caller league year," Sullivan said successful a statement.

"As I shared with Tua, I person large respect for the idiosyncratic and subordinate helium is. On behalf of the Miami Dolphins, I expressed our gratitude for his galore contributions, some connected the tract and successful the community, during his six seasons successful Miami.

"As we determination forward, we volition beryllium focused connected infusing contention crossed the roster and establishing a beardown instauration for this squad arsenic we enactment towards gathering a sustained winner."

Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa takes questions during an NFL shot quality conference, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, astatine the Dolphins grooming installation successful Miami Gardens, Fla.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Tagovailoa volition beryllium a post-June 1 designation and the Dolphins volition instrumentality connected $99 cardinal successful dormant headdress abstraction divided implicit the adjacent 2 seasons, ESPN reported.

He played six seasons with the Dolphins. He threw for 18,166 yards and 120 touchdowns successful those six years. Miami awarded Tagovailoa with a four-year, $212.4 cardinal declaration hold earlier the commencement of the 2024 season.

But injuries successful 2024 and 2025 kept him disconnected the tract for astir of those seasons. He lone played astatine slightest 16 games successful a play erstwhile successful his career.

Tagovailoa lone had 1 playoff appearance. It came successful 2023 erstwhile Miami was 11-6.

Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks retired of the subordinate passageway earlier the crippled against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Brian Fluharty/Imagn Images)

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Now, the squad is entering the 2026 play with a caller wide manager, a caller caput manager (Jeff Hafley) and volition person a caller quarterback.

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