Miami Dolphins starter has strong and revealing comments regarding standoff between front office and Tua Tagovailoa
Don't worry, Miami Dolphins fans. Tua Tagovailoa's extension will end up getting done. No, that's not my take. Those are the words of starting left tackle Terron Armstead. The veteran lineman spoke with Up & Adams host Kay Adams, and he was extremely confident about a deal getting done. "Of course, of course, yes," Armstead […]
Don't worry, Miami Dolphins fans. Tua Tagovailoa's extension will end up getting done.
No, that's not my take. Those are the words of starting left tackle Terron Armstead. The veteran lineman spoke with Up & Adams host Kay Adams, and he was extremely confident about a deal getting done.
"Of course, of course, yes," Armstead chuckled while responding to a question about Tagovailoa deserving to get paid on par with the best in the league. "It's going to happen. Of course, we stay out of the numbers and negotiations, but it's going to happen. We need Tua to go anywhere that we're trying to go. All of our dreams, goals, and aspirations [are] reliant on number one, and the Dolphins know that, the organization knows that. The city, the league."
Armstead continued and gave an interesting inside look on what organizations can do during contract negotiations.
"So, the way that they iron out the numbers all of that, negotiations. It gets tough in contracts. Teams start to bring up bad plays, bad games, injuries. You start to get offended, like 'oh, man. Is that how you really feel?'
"But it's leverage, and once you peel back those layers, you keep it about the business, it'll get done."
Armstrong isn't wrong about the Dolphins needing Tagovailoa to get where they want to go this year: New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. It's obviously far too late for the organization to find any other solution at the quarterback position.
And yes, Tagovailoa is still under contract for this season on the final year of his rookie deal, but a holdout isn't out of the question if a deal isn't done. And if there isn't a holdout, then it can't be good for morale for the organization with championship aspirations to have an apparent lack of trust in their quarterback. A team in a very similar situation, the Lions, clearly avoided that issue by paying Jared Goff this offseason.
The Dolphins showed this offseason with Jaylen Waddle that they'll pay market for their own talent. Armstead thinks it will get done for Tagovailoa. And if the Dolphins want to win in 2024, they'll need to find a way to get it done. We'll see if they're willing to put their money where Armstrong's mouth is before training camp gets underway in less than a week.
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