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McDaniel: Dolphins 'Absolutely' Out on Lamar Jackson amid Tua Tagovailoa's Contract

The Miami Dolphins are "absolutely" committed to Tua Tagovailoa as their franchise quarterback and have no plans to pursue a trade for Lamar Jackson, head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday.

"That's why you pick up a fifth-year option. That's why you—that's how you do it," McDaniel said, per Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post. "That's why you pick the option up as soon as you know you're going to. So to, to kind of as opposed to speaking, having an action speak, to really squash any of that an unnecessary direction or chatter.