‘They’re likely laughing at him for telling on himself’ — Two former NFL All-Pros feel no sympathy for Tua Tagovailoa after public callout of Dolphins teammates
Two former NFL All-Pros found no sympathy for Tua Tagovailoa’s message to his teammates after Miami’s latest loss.
Losses are one thing. Collapses are another. The Miami Dolphins are in the business of the latter these days, with yet another devastating late-game series of errors that allowed the Dolphins to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The game is one thing, but what happened after the game is something else entirely. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took to the podium to call out Dolphins players who have been late to and/or skipping out on some of Miami’s “players-only” position group meetings as of late.
It’s a continuation of an issue that was a major point of emphasis all offseason. But amid Tagovailoa’s effort to call the issue to light, he seems to have lost some other former players in the process. At least two former All-Pro offensive linemen seem to think that Tagovailoa dunked on himself with the comment.
‘Woof…that’s on you, bud’ – Andrew Whitworth
“He is THE leader of the team. And if he thinks this is showing leadership and calling them out, it’s not. He’s not mentioning who they are, so there’s zero accountability, and they’re likely laughing at him for telling on himself,” said Mitchell Schwartz in an exchange with fellow former offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth.
Whitworth’s assessment was much more succinct.
“Woof…that’s on you, bud.”
2025 Miami Dolphins team captains
- QB Tua Tagovailoa
- FB Alec Ingold
- C Aaron Brewer
- EDGE Bradley Chubb
- DT Zach Sieler
- LB Jordyn Brooks
The statements are indeed incriminating of the team’s leadership from top to bottom. And Mike McDaniel’s team is, indeed, a player-led locker room by design. McDaniel went so far as to innocently throw his hands up and suggest that the players had met his expectations this season. It all drives home what a muddy, murky mess of a football team this is.
It’s hard to envision there’s a path back for all the major parties in Miami at this point. Who survives the mad scramble as changes loom now becomes the greatest sub-plot of the 11 games remaining in 2025.
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