AP Source: Miami to pick up Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darron Cummings]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are picking up the fifth-year option on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins had not officially announced the deal. Tagovailoa, who Miami drafted fifth overall in 2020, will enter the fourth year of his rookie deal this upcoming season and will be guaranteed $23.2 million. The Dolphins have already informed him of the decision. Tagovailoa set career-highs in passing touchdowns, passing yards and passer rating in a breakout 2022 season.
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FILE - Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins are picking up the fifth-year option on Tagovailoa’s contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press Friday, March 10, 2023. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins had not officially announced the deal. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol, File)
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FILE - Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) congratulates Miami Dolphins running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (23), center, after he scored a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins are picking up the fifth-year option on Tagovailoa’s contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press Friday, March 10, 2023. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins had not officially announced the deal. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol, File)
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