{"id":17633,"date":"2025-01-08T03:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T03:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17633"},"modified":"2025-01-08T03:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T03:18:23","slug":"furious-miami-dolphins-fans-burn-tua-tagovailoa-jerseys-and-demand-under-fire-qb-retire-after-missing-out-on-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17633","title":{"rendered":"Furious Miami Dolphins fans burn Tua Tagovailoa jerseys and demand under fire QB retire after missing out on playoffs ."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>The Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MIAMI Dolphins fans are furious after missing out on the playoffs and are calling for a quarterback change.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0disappointed fans by missing the final two games of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0season, a crucial part of the Dolphins&#8217; playoff push.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb\">\n<div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1677046\" data-uid=\"00a4b\">\n<div id=\"mgw1677046_00a4b\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-21646444 type-w\" data-i=\"MVe535ihw_FgN8WXiSxWE32VHD5p37_hFaCQmbeb6KSz0zN0XvCRrXqvDH75y95VD1kxcLDuyW8dirlfP-yWdl-y3bxR8VqBDO0GpZeUJqM*\" data-observing-start=\"1736306162775\" data-observing-time=\"1011\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"mgline-inner\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"mcimg mgimg-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"qcImg\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13232986\/miami-dolphins-fans-demand-tua-tagovailoa-retire\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/1-miami-dolphins-looks-warmups-960455786.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=686\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins fans are furious with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after missing the playoffs\" width=\"686\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb2\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Miami Dolphins fans are furious with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after missing the playoffs<\/strong><strong>Credit: Getty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13232986\/miami-dolphins-fans-demand-tua-tagovailoa-retire\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/x-com-mlfootball-962027748.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=540\" alt=\"Some fans went as far as to burn Tua jerseys after the season ended\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some fans went as far as to burn Tua jerseys after the season ended<\/strong><strong>Credit: X\/_MLFootball<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb3\">\n<div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1677046\" data-uid=\"0abad\">\n<div id=\"mgw1677046_0abad\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-21819629 type-w\" data-i=\"MVe535ihw_FgN8WXiSxWE2nN9G4mJbVB4iEwVFJFgvoKSuRi0RG9e8r1Eqfza0DjD1kxcLDuyW8dirlfP-yWdt_CiB9zlkvtBj8fYDk3qkI*\" data-observing-start=\"1736306171014\" data-observing-time=\"1578\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"mgline-inner\">\n<div class=\"mgbottom_media\">\n<div class=\"mgmedia__metrics-value\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After receiving a massive extension over the offseason, Tua missed six games with injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>He was once again concussed early in the season, causing him to miss four games.<\/p>\n<p>Tua later suffered a hip injury, causing him to miss the final two games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins went 2-4 during the six games that Tua missed, and just one or two more wins could have gotten them into the playoffs.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Instead, Tua was off the field while backups like Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley tried to win games.<\/p>\n<p>They weren&#8217;t able to manage enough wins though, and the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Missing out on the playoffs left fans furious, and some had quite extreme reactions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>Some went as far as to burn Tua jerseys that they own in a show of protest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"autors-container-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Other fans also chimed in with their disappointment on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Should of never spent that much money on him,&#8221; one fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NOT A FRANCHISE QB,&#8221; another fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all hate Tua,&#8221; a third fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tua and Grier have set the team back 10 years!!&#8221; a fourth fan said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Should be boycotting the games next year for keeping Grier! Let Ross feel it, he\u2019s the one holding us back!&#8221; a fifth fan said.<\/p>\n<p>Upset fans aren&#8217;t the only issue the Dolphins face heading into this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13232986\/miami-dolphins-fans-demand-tua-tagovailoa-retire\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/DD-SPORT-06-01-NFL-DRAFT-2025_326a21.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=765\" width=\"765\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/tyreek-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T<\/a>yreek Hill\u00a0requested a trade after the season ended, reportedly leaving the final game at halftime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is my first time I haven&#8217;t been in the playoffs,&#8221;\u00a0Hill told reporters after the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just gotta do what&#8217;s best for me and my family. If that&#8217;s here or wherever the case may be, I&#8217;m finna open that door for myself. I&#8217;m opening the door. I&#8217;m out, bro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, bro, I got to do what&#8217;s best for my career.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m too much of a competitor to be just out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Jalen Ramsey also appeared to indicate he wants out of\u00a0Miami\u00a0in an\u00a0Instagram\u00a0Story that he later deleted.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Furious Miami Dolphins fans burn Tua Tagovailoa jerseys and demand under fire QB retire after missing out on playoffs . - 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