NFL insider provides small yet significant update on Dolphins' negotiations with Tua Tagovailoa
As the $50 million quarterback club keeps adding names, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is in the short list of potential new members following a 2023 season in which he led the NFL in passing while shooting down durability concerns.Though Tagovailoa remains a polarizing player in the eyes of fans and media as no one […]
As the $50 million quarterback club keeps adding names, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is in the short list of potential new members following a 2023 season in which he led the NFL in passing while shooting down durability concerns.
Though Tagovailoa remains a polarizing player in the eyes of fans and media as no one seems to agree how good he is exactly, the Dolphins will likely end up paying him to stick around.
On Sunday, ESPN's league insider Jeremy Fowler provided a small yet significant update on the potential deal.
"The Dolphins are committed to doing a long-term deal, they've made that clear both publicly and privately," Fowler said. "Not a ton of progress yet but I believe they're at least in the ballpark."
Fowler claiming that the sides are in the ballpark sure boosts expectations of a deal getting done before the start of the 2024 season.
The deal will likely land somewhere near the $50-55 million range following lucrative deals to the likes of Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence, who are tied as the highest-paid QBs ahead of the 2024 NFL season.
It's in the Dolphins' best interest to put ink to paper before the Dallas Cowboys figure out the Dak Prescott situation, however. Prescott holds a large amount of leverage over his team due to his unique ability to reach free agency in 2025 completely unrestricted thanks to a no-trade, no-tag clause on his deal.
Thanks to it, he's likely to reset the QB market when a deal is done and if the Dolphins lose the race, the price for Tua might go up.
"This could perk up this summer," said Fowler of Tagovailoa's negotiations with the Dolphins. "They've got six weeks before training camp."
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