MIAMI (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has been dogged for months by uncertainty, upheaval and close calls, from a career-threatening injury to an encounter with a tornado. But now he knows where he’ll play next. He still doesn’t know when.
The Miami Dolphins are willing to wait — perhaps even until 2021.
They took the Alabama quarterback with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft, optimistic he’ll fully recover from a hip injury that ended his college career in mid-November. He says doctors have indicated he’s on schedule for a return in 2020.
“I’ve been really encouraged to say that I’m able to play if need be,” Tagovailoa said.