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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa reportedly dropped 10-15 pounds this offseason

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa sheds 10-15 pounds to help with pocket mobility in 2024

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s 2022 season was infamously filled with various injuries and multiple scary concussions. As a result, the Miami Dolphins signal caller started taking Jiu-Jitsu classes to learn how to fall properly to avoid injuries and put on some extra muscle as an added layer of protection.

Miami’s injury prevention plan certainly did the trick as Tagovailoa started all 17 games for Miami in 2023. Tua led the NFL with 4,624 passing yards and completed 69.3% of his passes for 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. As a result, Tagovailoa earned his first career Pro Bowl appearance in 2023.

Now, entering the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, Tagovailoa has slimmed down another 10-15 pounds to return to his ideal playing weight of 220 pounds per the NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe.

Wolfe also mentions that Tagovailoa and the Dolphins are getting closer to an agreement in terms of a contract extension with the number likely being around $50 million a year.

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Tyreek Hill again declares Tua Tagovailoa the most accurate QB in the NFL

Tyreek Hill declares that Tua Tagovailoa is the most accurate QB in the NFL

Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Tyreek Hill has been an absolute difference-maker for the Dolphins franchise since acquiring him last offseason from the Kansas City Chiefs.

Alongside Jaylen Waddle, the two makeup arguably the best-receiving duo in the NFL and have taken a heavy burden off of former Alabama QB, Tua Tagovailoa’s, shoulders. Hill has been incredibly supportive of his quarterback and coaches in the media and has been a key piece of the new culture they are building in Miami.

Hill has solidified himself as one of the best receivers in the NFL and will one day find himself in Canton, Ohio as part of the NFL Hall of Fame. However, before that day comes, Hill still has a lot to accomplish with his main goal being to become the first WR in NFL history to have 2,000+ receiving yards in a season. A goal that will only be possible if Tagovailoa can stay on the field for the majority of the season.

No NFL wide receiver has ever gone for 2,000 yards in a season so some might claim Hill to be unrealistic, but he might actually do it. In 2022, Hill posted 1,710 yards despite the fact that Tua was in and out of the line-up. It is also worth noting, that the NFL moved from 16 to 17 games in 2021 which will give Hill one more game to break the record.

However, it was the way that Hill said it that made me believe in him. He believes in the support system around him saying, “I got the right tools around me. I got obviously the most accurate quarterback in the NFL, I got one of the best head coaches in the NFL, and my position coach is also a monster.”

If you’re Tua and hear the way that a four-time first-team All-Pro thinks of you, that has to instill confidence and light a fire in your competitive spirit. The Dolphins are in for a massive 2023 campaign.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to monitor the former Alabama players in Miami.

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