NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus and Josh Moser of WSVN 7 South Florida say a report out of the Combine in Indianapolis states the Dolphins and Tua are working on a deal that will pay Tua north of $50 million on average per season. Rosenhaus said that is a fair deal, and Tua is worth the money.
Rosenhaus does not represent Tua and he is not one of his clients.
A report out of Indy from the #NFLCombine says that the Dolphins are working on an extension for Tua Tagovailoa that is worth north of $50+ million per season. Drew Rosenhaus says he is worth the money. How much do you agree? #finsup #nfl #NFLCombine2024 pic.twitter.com/urLK0num0a
— Josh Moser (@TheMozKnowz) March 5, 2024
Last week, the contract experts at Spotrac gave their projections as to what type of contract extension is in store for the next few weeks. Factoring in the contract extensions that have already been given to Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert, and Joe Burrow, as well as the free-agent quarterbacks on the market this year, and which other quarterbacks are in line for an extension like Jordan Love and Dak Prescott, Spotrac projects Tua to get in the neighborhood of 4 years, $220 million, $105 million fully guaranteed, and $165 million practically guaranteed. Which comes out to an average salary of $55 million per season.
Tua is coming off his best season as a professional, as he started all 17 games for the Dolphins and led the NFL in passing yards. He did, however, have a career-high season in interceptions and fumbles. He did have a career-high in touchdown passes with 29 and a completion percentage of 69.3, and since the arrival of quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell in 2022, his play has dramatically improved over the past two seasons.
The Dolphins started the season 9-3, collapsed down the stretch, and failed to win the Division and a playoff game as the offense faltered down the stretch. While Miami has no alternative to moving on from Tua, they can let Tua play on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal at roughly just north of $23 million this season.
While I think Spotrac’s numbers are close, they may be a little low in some areas. For one, Tua and his agent will want a fifth year and a five-year extension for more financial security, not a four-year deal. Second, while the average annual salary of $55 million per season is fair, I think in the world of fully guaranteed money, he will want in the ballpark of $160-$170 million and practically guaranteed over $200 million.
This will doom the dolphins. They are already terrible at drafting and have too many bloated contracts. Now they’re going to secure a week-minded, noodle armed backup quarterback who is not even the best player on the offense.
What QB is better than Tua and available?
The kid is getting better every season and is only 26 years old.
I was hoping for a deal with Chicago for Justin Fields.
Hi Stephen. Thanks for your reply. If you’re asking for an immediate quarterback, off the top of my head, you could try Russell Wilson, but the dolphins should be drafting a quarterback every other year. All of the consistent and quality teams draft quarterbacks even if they have one in place. Tua has proven that he is not the answer but because this team is so desperate for a quarterback,and Grier doesn’t want to look like he made a mistake, we’re going to sign him to a damning contract. This draft is strong in quarterbacks and there are multiple options that should be looked at. Tua is one concussion away from retirement and if we sign him to this long-term deal, it will doom our salary cap and restrict our ability to make any moves. The best way I’ve heard this put, “do you want to marry the wrong one or do you want to stay single.”. Also, does McDaniel really want to tie himself to a mentally weak quarterback that can’t win a game in the cold weather. That will cost him his job in Miami. And the playoffs are going to go through Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Buffalo. Those places are not warm in December and January and we’ve already seen what Tua can do. That number one offense seems to disappear against winning teams and cold weather. Also, Grier had better be careful because now that Herbert has a coach in place because the world will now see if Tua was the correct pick.
Stop it. There is not a better QB on the open market than Tua, and if you want to make fun of someone you should at least make sure you’re spelling is correct first.
Clueless Chris Greer has kept us in mediocrity for many years. From his abysmal Scouting years to being a complete bonehead GM, paying numerous overpaid Free Agents to make up for his ineptness in drafting. Moving up in the draft wasting valuable picks for no reason many times. Any good deal he seemed to orchestrate or fell in his lap he bungled and in the end he wasted most valuable picks we received. Paying Tua over 50 million is ludicrous even in this market. As we all know Tua produced numbers and stats (which mean virtually nothing) but melted down in All big games against good to great opponents. I was semi on the Tua Train in the beginning BUT after seeing his poor play the past two years I am done. One hit aka concussion away from being out of the league and the Fins once again get strapped with a huge loss against the cap. Same old Dolphins! #FireGreer
I agree. The speed of Miami receivers mean nothing if they have to stop and run back into the pack to catch the ball. That’s why they are all hurt.