Tua Tagovailoa’s meeting with the Miami Dolphins during the NFL combine this week left the young quarterback wondering whether the team is the right fit for him.
After all the Tank for Tua talk surrounding him and the Dolphins the past 13 months, Tagovailoa believed the Dolphins would have the same amount of excitement as him for their first official meeting together Wednesday.
Instead, Tagovailoa was surprised he received a bit of a cold shoulder. He left feeling uncertain about the Dolphins and their desire for him to be their next franchise quarterback, a source told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday.
Despite the less-than-ideal first impression, Tagovailoa still wants to play for the Dolphins and hopes Miami can execute a draft-day trade to move from the No. 5 pick to land him.
“No one was excited,” the source added. “They didn’t give any indication of ‘he’s their guy.’ He felt weird, like is this a joke?
“He’s not turned off, but it was just weird,” the source continued.
While news of Tagovailoa’s impression may be unique, his meeting was on par with many others the Dolphins have had with draft prospects and agents at the combine this week.
After all the Tank for Tua talk surrounding him and the Dolphins the past 13 months, Tagovailoa believed the Dolphins would have the same amount of excitement as him for their first official meeting together Wednesday.
Instead, Tagovailoa was surprised he received a bit of a cold shoulder. He left feeling uncertain about the Dolphins and their desire for him to be their next franchise quarterback, a source told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday.
Despite the less-than-ideal first impression, Tagovailoa still wants to play for the Dolphins and hopes Miami can execute a draft-day trade to move from the No. 5 pick to land him.
“No one was excited,” the source added. “They didn’t give any indication of ‘he’s their guy.’ He felt weird, like is this a joke?
“He’s not turned off, but it was just weird,” the source continued.
While news of Tagovailoa’s impression may be unique, his meeting was on par with many others the Dolphins have had with draft prospects and agents at the combine this week.
