ESPN's Ryan Clark backtracks, apologizes to Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa
It appears that the book has closed on a very public tiff between one of the Mother Ship's most outspoken NFL analysts and a key member of the Miami Dolphins. Or at least for now. On Thursday, Clark tweeted out an apology to Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins for the regrettable comments he made […]
It appears that the book has closed on a very public tiff between one of the Mother Ship's most outspoken NFL analysts and a key member of the Miami Dolphins. Or at least for now.
On Thursday, Clark tweeted out an apology to Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins for the regrettable comments he made this week on NFL Live.
The apology came after Tua responded on Wednesday with a very strong message to Clark's comments: "I would appreciate it if you would keep my name out of your mouth."
As Clark notes in his apology, that got him a little bit riled up, and the part about making a living through violence started to take what seemed like a "mia culpa" moment by Clark to a bizarre place. However, Clark stopped and made a pretty well-grounded statement to the Dolphins' signal caller.
"Most of all, to Tua Tagovailoa and his family, I deeply apologize," Clark said. "I've reached out. I hope to talk to you soon, brother. But just know. I wasn't questioning the way you work. I wasn't questioning how much it mattered to you. It was, what I can consider now, a bad joke. For me, it's been a lesson. I'll be better. Thank you."
Clark's comments actually were questioning the way Tua worked this offseason, but in his own words, it was simply a bad joke.
Hopefully the hatchet is now buried, and the Dolphins and Tua won't have to answer any more questions about things like this with the start of the NFL season just two weeks away.
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