The Miami Dolphins have determined to bench Tua Tagovailoa with three video games remaining within the 2025 season, and the quarterback will make some unlucky NFL historical past when he begins Sunday’s sport on the sideline.
Rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers is reportedly preparing to start for Miami over Tagovailoa in Sunday’s sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals. The change comes after the Dolphins had been formally eradicated from postseason competition with their 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night time.
As Jeff Howe of The Athletic notes, Tagovailoa is certainly one of 11 quarterbacks within the NFL who at the moment have a median annual wage of not less than $50 million. Tua will now grow to be the primary participant to ever be benched for poor efficiency whereas incomes that a lot cash.
Tua Tagovailoa remains to be owed a ton of cash
The Dolphins signed Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212.4M contract extension previous to final season. Tagovailoa is owed $54M in absolutely assured wage for the 2026 season. Miami must take in a $99M useless wage cap hit in the event that they had been to chop Tagovailoa this offseason.
