DAVIE, Fla. -- Rocking a new offseason beard and a much louder line-of-scrimmage cadence, Tua Tagovailoa looked and sounded like a different quarterback leading the Miami Dolphins offense during Wednesday's organized team activities. He also showed up without many of the constraints that followed him a year ago.
Tagovailoa said his surgically repaired hip feels "10 times" better than it did a year ago. The addition of wide receivers Will Fuller (free-agent signing) and Jaylen Waddle (first-round pick) give him much-needed speed to open up the offense. Maybe most importantly, he is finally comfortable -- a buzzword in Dolphins headquarters this offseason surrounding the young quarterback -- with his game and the team's offensive playbook for the first time as a NFL pro.