Tua Tagovailoa said he's confident he and the Dolphins will reach an extension before the start of the regular season, although the process has taken longer than expected.
Tua Tagovailoa notices the contracts other NFL quarterbacks have gotten, but isn't concerned about his deal with the Dolphins. Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.
Tagovailoa enters the final year of his rookie contract in 2024 and has been entrenched in negotiations with the Dolphins this offseason on a long-term extension that should make him the highest-paid player in franchise history.Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said in February that they would ideally reach an agreement before the season begins in September, a timeline which Tagovailoa agreed with Tuesday.
To better prepare his body for a full season of punishment, the former No. 5 pick bulked up to 238 pounds last offseason before cutting down to 225 pounds during training camp. He also took part in a customized breakfall jiu-jitsu program to learn how to fall without hitting the back of his head on the ground -- which caused both his concussions in 2022.
"He's going to continue to get better, but I feel like when you get a new contract, they're not paying you for what you did, they're paying you -- it's almost like an investment of what you're going to do in the future. So, he's continually getting better, he's gradually getting better each and every year."signed Goff to a four-year extension worth $212 million and an average annual value of $53 million -- the second-highest AAV in NFL history.
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