{"id":51191,"date":"2025-05-26T02:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T02:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51191"},"modified":"2025-05-26T02:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T02:47:12","slug":"nfl-analyst-believes-another-injury-to-tua-tagovailoa-would-raise-questions-about-his-long-term-future-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51191","title":{"rendered":"NFL analyst believes another injury to Tua Tagovailoa would \u2018raise questions\u2019 about his long-term future in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"single-header\">\n<div class=\"single-meta\">\n<div class=\"smeta-in\">\n<div class=\"smeta-sec\">\n<div class=\"p-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"smeta-extra\">\n<div class=\"single-right-meta single-time-read is-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"s-ct\">\n<div class=\"s-feat-outer\">\n<div class=\"s-feat\">\n<div class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25046922_168403908_lowres-e1748202579545.jpg\" data-caption=\"Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images\" data-attribution=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-foxiz_crop_o1 size-foxiz_crop_o1 wp-post-image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25046922_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Tua Tagovailoa Dolphins\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25046922_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" data-lazy-src-webp=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USATSI_25046922_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feat-caption meta-text\"><span class=\"caption-text meta-bold\">Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-ct-wrap\">\n<div class=\"s-ct-inner\">\n<div class=\"e-ct-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix\">\n<p>When\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa is at or close to 100 percent, he\u2019s proven that he\u2019s more than capable of leading an offense of a very good team. Tagovailoa started every game for Miami in the 2023 season and helped the team to an impressive 11-6 record.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cls-video-container-dJ0JAhaT\" class=\"adthrive\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-auto-injected-container\" class=\"adthrive-auto-injected-player-container adthrive-collapse-player\">\n<div class=\"raptive-player-position\">\n<div class=\"raptive-player-container raptive-player-reset adthrive-player-without-wrapper-text raptive-player-collapse adthrive-collapse-float adthrive-collapse-bottom-right adthrive-collapse-medium\" data-player-id=\"1gH2RKcj\" data-name=\"Video_Collapse_Autoplay_SoundOff\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-collapse-close\" class=\"adthrive-video-close adthrive-wrapper-float-close adthrive-top-left-outer adthrive-video-close-float-left\" tabindex=\"0\" data-rocket-onclick=\"this.rocketonclick(event)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adthrive-count-down\">Ad ends in 27<\/div>\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls adthrive-player-ad-controls-hidden\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-play\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-player-icon-pause-auto-injected\" class=\"adthrive-player-icon adthrive-player-icon-pause\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume-container adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume-container-with-bar adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume-container-with-slider\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-ad-controls-volume\">\n<div class=\"adthrive-player-icon adthrive-player-icon-volume adthrive-player-icon-volume-muted\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"adthrive-auto-injected-volume-control\" class=\"adthrive-player-volume-control\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His passing talent is evident, as he\u2019s led the league in passing yards, completion percentage and touchdown percentage at different points of his NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>However, several injuries have been major obstacles for Tagovailoa throughout his first few NFL seasons. He\u2019s played in more than 13 games just once, and head and hip injuries kept the signal-caller from playing in six of the team\u2019s 17 contests in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CLjA-veOwI0DFTbMFgUdtHMD9g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pro Football Focus\u2019 Ryan Smith thinks that if Tagovailoa misses an extended period of time once again with injuries in the 2025 season, it would \u201craise questions\u201d about whether the quarterback is the right long-term fit in Miami.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith a roster already facing depth concerns, the Dolphins can\u2019t afford another season derailed by quarterback injuries,\u201d Smith\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/2025-nfl-comeback-watch-10-players-returning-from-injury\">w<\/a>rote. \u201cTagovailoa\u2019s health will be one of the defining factors in Miami\u2019s 2025 campaign, and another extended absence would raise serious questions about his long-term viability as the franchise\u2019s $212.4 million investment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CL6k3fuOwI0DFT5FwgUdKu0g3A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tagovailoa\u2019s poor injury luck might have cost the Dolphins a playoff spot last season, as they had a 2-4 record in the games he missed compared to a 6-5 record in the contests he played in. The Dolphins just narrowly missed the playoffs with an 8-9 record after they qualified in each of head coach Mike McDaniel\u2019s first two seasons patrolling the sidelines for Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins were ill-prepared for Tagovailoa to miss as much time as he did last season, as they signed quarterback Tyler Huntley to start the majority of the games the star signal-caller missed. Huntley was a clear downgrade from Tagovailoa when he was forced into action.<\/p>\n<p>Miami does seem to have learned its lesson and is better prepared for the possibility that Tagovailoa gets bitten by the injury bug in the 2025 season, considering it signed former\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0and\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0quarterback Zach Wilson this offseason. The Dolphins also drafted quarterback Quinn Ewers in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPWV5vuOwI0DFYvLFgUd-g4wPw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5eb56158e9893f1f1a5bfcb8_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the sake of Tagovailoa\u2019s future as a member of the Dolphins organization, folks should be rooting for him to play in all 17 of Miami\u2019s contests in the upcoming 2025 season. With any luck, he\u2019ll be able to stay out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images When\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa is at or close to 100 percent, he\u2019s proven that he\u2019s more than capable of leading an offense of a very&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL analyst believes another injury to Tua Tagovailoa would \u2018raise questions\u2019 about his long-term future in Miami - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51191\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL analyst believes another injury to Tua Tagovailoa would \u2018raise questions\u2019 about his long-term future in Miami - 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