Tua Tagovailoa Nears New Deal with Miami Amid Optimism
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00:00And Tua Tungabailoa in Miami in his fifth and final year of his rookie deal.
00:09The two sides remain optimistic that a new contract will be done rather shortly.
00:14So almost like Jordan Love with the Packers, it's a kind of hold in for Tua in Miami.
00:22He is on the practice field.
00:24He is going through workouts.
00:27But when it comes to 11-on-11 drills, he's not going to participate.
00:33So head coach of the Finns, Mike McDaniel, calls the situation, quote, very fluent.
00:39What is your reaction, DRS, to Tua Tungabailoa's status in Miami?
00:45What the quarterbacks understand, they are the lifeblood of the organization itself.
00:49And sooner than later, you're probably going to get a deal done, and it's not going to
00:52be all this animosity heading into camp.
00:55It's apparent.
00:56Both sides are talking.
00:58They're probably just going over some contract language and figure out the final details.
01:00But quarterbacks aren't going to stay away from their team.
01:03It's the reason why most of the time here, 99 percent of the quarterbacks show up for
01:05the rookie OTAs, because the quarterback sets the tone for the entire franchise and how
01:10those practices are going and running.
01:12And if you are Tua Tungabailoa, just being around the fellas, being in the room here,
01:16answering questions from the young guys, being in the film room to give pointers out there
01:20and taking those mental reps, it's extremely important.
01:22I like the way they're going about this, because it very easily could be animosity,
01:25a holdout, I'm not even showing up to training camp until I get my deal, and that could derail
01:29the entire season.
01:31This deal will get done, and it should get done.
01:33He's a quarterback that's eligible for an extension.
01:35You're telling me I'm the franchise guy, pay me like the franchise guy.
01:38It's going to happen.