Tua Tagovailoa
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Tuanigamanuolepola "Tua" Tagovailoa (TUNG-oh-vai-LOA, born March 2, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide's.
He was born and raised in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Personal life
After his commitment to Alabama, Tagovailoa graduated early from Saint Louis School and moved with his family to Alabaster, Alabama. Tagovailoa is a Christian. Despite being mainly right-handed, his father taught him to throw the ball with his left hand as a child because he wanted a left-handed son. He is the NFL's only starting left-handed quarterback as of 2022.
Taulia Tagovailoa, Taulia Tagovailoa, is the Maryland Terrapins' younger brother and is a college football quarterback. After spending a year as Tua's backup at Alabama in 2019, he departed in 2020. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa plays on the defensive line at Notre Dame, while Adam Amosa-Tagovailoa played on the offensive line at Navy.
Tagovailoa established the Tua Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to youth initiatives, health and well-being, and other charitable causes in February 2021. The foundation, which has a major impact on Tua, includes Hawaii, Alabama, and Miami.
On February 4, three grants of $16,667 (totaling $50,000) were given to the Police Athletic League of North Miami, Big Oak Ranch in Springville, Alabama, and the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in Honolulu in honor of the foundation's inception.
Tagovailoa unveiled a $300,000 scholarship endowment to benefit his high school, Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii, in June 2020.
In August 2021, the Tua Foundation held its inaugural fundraising event, raising $93,000 for the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch to pay for the eight children who were killed in a tragic car accident, as well as counseling costs to the ranch's children.
Early life and high school career
Tagovailoa was born in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, to Galu and Diane Tagovailoa as the oldest of four children in a Samoan family. He was reported to have developed a keen interest in football, with his parents' boasts that he would sleep with a football under his arm every night as a young boy. He threw passes of more than 30 yards during Pop Warner games when he was eight years old, before his peers could typically throw a football no more than ten yards.
Seu Tagovailoa, his grandfather, was his main inspiration as an infant. He was adored in the local Samoan community and was often referred to as "Chief Tagovailoa" and was often described as "Chief Tagovailoa." Tua was expected to become a footballer, according to Seu, who requested that he visit him after every game to inform his progress. After Seu's death in 2014, Tua briefly considered quitting the game, until he and his dad decided that they could best respect him by continuing to play.
During his first season, Tagovailoa threw for 33 touchdowns along with three interceptions and 2,583 passing yards. Tagovailoa said he was influenced by his father's discipline, revealing he used a belt every Tagovailoa conducted an interception. Tagovailoa was a member of the All-American Bowl in 2016, and he had 2,669 passing yards with 27 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He was also selected to be one of the country's top high school quarterbacks, where he was named MVP of that team.
During the 2017 recruiting cycle, Tagovailoa was rated as the top high school prospect in Hawaii. He attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, the same school where 2014 Heisman Trophy winner and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota, where Mariota served as a mentor to him when he was growing up in Hawaii. Before enrolling at the University of Alabama in January 2017, he had 17 offers to compete on a college football scholarship.
College career
Tagovailoa was the backup to sophomore quarterback Jalen Hurts throughout the 2017 season as a true freshman. Nonetheless, he saw a lot of playing time for the Crimson Tide thanks to a couple of blowout victories. In a home game against Fresno State on September 9, he made his collegiate debut against Fresno State. He finished 6-of-9 for 64 yards and his first career passing touchdown, as well as a 16-yard pass to wide receiver Henry Ruggs III in the 41–10 victory. In a 59–0 victory over Vanderbilt on September 23, he got more playing time and total 103 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. In a 66–3 victory over SEC West rival Ole Miss, he scored his first collegiate rushing touchdown. He finished with 134 passing yards, one interception, one intercept, and one running touchdown in the 45–7 victory in the annual rivalry game against Tennessee. In the 56-0 victory over Mercer, he threw for three touchdowns on November 18, a game against Mercer. Hurts was fired in the second half of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship due to Hurts' ineffective play. As the Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 19-21, DeVonta Smith for a game-winning 41-yard touchdown pass in overtime to another true freshman, wide receiver DeVonta Smith, 26–23 for their 17th National Championship. He ended the game 14-of-24 for 166 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception, as well as 27 rushing yards on 12 attempts. Tagovailoa was named the Offensive MVP of the game.
Tagovailoa made his first appearance at the season's opening game against Louisville, Florida, on September 1, 2018. In the 51–14 victory, he was 12-of-16, with 227 passing yards and two touchdowns, before Jalen Hurts replaced him in the third quarter. During Alabama's weekly press conference following the win, head coach Nick Saban declared Tagovailoa as the starter for the Crimson Tide's home opener against Arkansas State on September 8. He was 11-of-15 for 191 passing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 47 rushing yards in the 62–7 victory over Ole Miss. With 387 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and a running touchdown in the 45-23 victory, he continued his good season against Texas A&M. In the 56-14 victory over Louisiana, he was 8-of-8 passing for 128 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. In the 65–31 victory over Arkansas, he had more passing touchdowns than incompletions as he went 10-of-13 for 334 passing yards and four passing touchdowns. He came in second place in the Heisman Trophy voting to Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, but he was also named Best Player in college football in 2018. Tagovailoa put on a nearly flawless offensive appearance against Oklahoma in the 2018 Orange Bowl, with 318 yards passing, four touchdowns, and no interceptions) to lead the Tide to their fourth straight CFP National Championship appearance. He was also named Offensive MVP of the game. Tagovailoa went 22-of-34 for 295 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 2019 National Championship loss (44-16) against Clemson. He also set a new NCAA FBS passer rating record of 199.4 for the season, beating Baker Mayfield's record of 198.9 in 2017.
Tagovailoa won the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta in his junior season. Before sitting out the fourth quarter, he was 26-of-31 with 336 passing yards and four touchdowns. A home opener triumph over New Mexico State was the second game of the season. Tagovailoa's game ended in 16-of-24 with 227 passing yards and four total touchdowns before being disqualified in the fourth quarter. Tagovailoa finished 28-of-36 with 444 passing yards and five touchdowns in his third game of the season, a win over South Carolina. Tagovailoa finished 17-of-21 with 293 passing yards and five touchdowns in the Tide's 49–7 win over Southern Miss. Tagovailoa finished 26-of-36 with 418 passing yards and seven total touchdowns in the Tide's fifth game, beating Ole Miss. Tagovailoa finished 21-of-34 with 293 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in the Tide's 47-28 victory over Texas A&M.
After suffering a high ankle sprain, Tagovailoa had to leave the Tide's seventh game against Tennessee early in the second quarter. The ankle was repaired the day before, but he did not participate in the next game against Arkansas (a 48-7 win led by quarterback Mac Jones). In the 46-41 loss to top-ranked LSU, Tagovailoa returned three weeks post-surgery to play in the 46–41 loss. Despite some struggles (a fumble and an INT) in the first half of the game, Tagovailoa resurrected after halftime to finish 21-of-40 with 413 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.
Tagovailoa led the Tide's matchup against Mississippi State by a 35-7 margin (14-of-18, 2 touchdowns) before leaving the game after a sack that saw his knee drive into the ground, causing his hip to dislocate and fracture the posterior wall, as well as a cracked nose and concussion. He was carted off the field and flown to a Birmingham hospital before undergoing surgery in Houston two days later.
Tagovailoa said in January 2020 that he would skip his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Tagovailoa finished his college career as the holder of several Alabama football records, including: passing yards per attempt (10.9), adjusted passing yards per attempt (12.7), passing efficiency rating (199.4), and total yards per play (9.8). In August 2020, he earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies.
Professional career
Tagovailoa was expected to finish first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft until his season-ending injury led to LSU quarterback Joe Burrow's replacement as the draft's top prospect. Despite injury delays, Tagovailoa was voted fifth overall by the Miami Dolphins, despite injury concerns. In 2010, Tagovailoa became the first left-handed quarterback to be drafted by an NFL team since Tim Tebow in 2010. Tagovailoa chose number 1 after the Dolphins suspended his college jersey number 13 in honor of Dan Marino.
On May 11, 2020, Tagovailoa agreed to a four-year rookie deal worth $30 million. He completed his physical with the team in July 2020 to begin training camp, but he was named backup to Ryan Fitzpatrick to begin the season.
In the fourth quarter of a 24–0 victory in which Tagovailoa threw two passes for nine yards in his debut in a Week 6 game against the New York Jets, he came in relief of Fitzpatrick. His first appearance as a left-handed quarterback since Kellen Moore in 2015. Tagovailoa was named the starter for the Los Angeles Rams' Week 8 game against the Los Angeles Rams during the team's bye week. Aaron Donald was dismissed from Tagovailoa's first attempt as a starter. On a pass given to DeVante Parker later in the game, Tagovailoa scored his first career touchdown. Tagovailoa threw for 83 yards and a touchdown in Week 11 against the Denver Broncos before being replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick early in the fourth quarter, with the Broncos leading 20–10. In preparation for a Week 12 match against the Jets, Tagovailoa jammed his thumb, but the Jets didn't get to play. In Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals, where he threw for 296 yards and a touchdown. Tagovailoa threw for 94 yards and a touchdown against the Las Vegas Browns in Week 16 before being suspended in favor of Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter. In Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, Tagoavailoa threw for a career-high 361 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions as Miami lost 56–26. The Dolphins missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, and for the first time in the 21 seasons after Dan Marino's retirement.
The Dolphins won by Tagovailoa over the Patriots in Week 1 of Week 1. Tagovailoa sustained a rib injury early in the game and was carted off the field on a motorized stretcher, not returning to the field in that game. Later, Tagovailoa was ruled out of the Dolphins Week 3 match against the Las Vegas Stripers after it was revealed that he had fractured several ribs. He was then put on injured reserve on September 25, 2021, and he will return from injury against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London in Week 6. Tagovailoa played 33 of 47 passes for 329 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a 23-20 loss to the Jaguars in his first game in nearly a month, bringing the Dolphins' record to 1–5. The Dolphins lost two more games to the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills, bringing their overall record to 1-7. As the Dolphins defeated the Houston Texans last week, Tagovailoa missed the Dolphins' Week 9 game against the Houston Texans.
Tagovailoa's next game against the Baltimore Ravens brought the Dolphins back to life, with 8 of 13 passes for a 158 yards and a rushing touchdown, resulting in a thrilling 2210 win. Tagovailoa's victory gave him and his team a big boost in their overall success. As the Dolphins defeated the New York Jets 24-17, the following week set the tone for the remainder of the season, with 27 of 33 passes for 273 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception. He coached the team to its first 7-game winning streak since 1985. He made the first Dolphins quarterback since Dan Marino in 1994 to have at least 21 completions in the first half of a game in 209 defeat over the New York Giants. The Tennessee Titans blew Tagovailoa and the Dolphins out 34 percent in Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans. The Dolphins were barred from playoff contention for the fifth year in a row and the 18th time in 20 seasons, following their defeat and defeating the Denver Broncos. Tagovailoa led the Dolphins to their first sweep of the rival Patriots since 2000, defeating Bill Belichick and the Patriots in his career. He finished the 2021 season with 2,653 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, and ten interceptions to go along with 42 carries for 128 yards and three rushing touchdowns in 13 games.
Brian Flores, the Miami Dolphins' head coach, was fired during the offseason prior to the 2022 season, blaming internal communication issues. With rumors of tense discussions between Tua and Flores just a few weeks later, several sources reported differences between the two countries. On February 6, 2022, the Miami Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel as their head coach. McDaniel's starting quarterback demonstrated unbridled love for Tua.
In a 207 victory over the New England Patriots, Tagovailoa scored for 270 yards and a touchdown, advancing to 4-2 against Bill Belichick and the Patriots. In the 4238 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, Tagovailoa threw for a career-high 469 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions. The 21-point rally was the first fourth-quarter comeback of 21+ points in 12 years. Teams were 0-721 before being trailed by at least 21 points in the fourth quarter since 2011. His six touchdown game tied a franchise record, tying Hall of Famers Bob Griese and Dan Marino, and his 469 passing yards rank fourth in franchise history. Tagovailoa was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2 as a result of his appearance.
Tagovailoa had a back injury in Week 3 against the Buffalo Bills but later returned to action, scoring with 186 passing yards and a touchdown as the Dolphins defeated 2119. The NFLPA suspected the Dolphins may have breached concussion rules by allowing Tagovailoa to return to the game and then announcing that an investigation would be launched. Tagovailoa was cleared to start against the Cincinnati Bengals after being a game-time decision for Week 4 on Thursday Night Football. Tagovailoa's left elbow, back and back of his helmet, and his helmet were smashed into the ground in the second quarter after being fired during the second quarter. Tagovailoa responded by fencing and was stretchered off the field and transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with head and neck pains. Later that night, he was released from the hospital. The neurotrauma specialist who was involved in Tagovailoa's concussion check during the Bills game was fired two days later. Tagovailoa's suspected concussion led to the NFL and NFLPA updating its concussion policy. On October 12, Tagovailoa returned to action, but remained in concussion protocol.
Tagovailoa completed concussion protocol on October 15, but the Dolphins were uninactive for their Week 6 match against the Minnesota Vikings. Tagovailoa played against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, where he threw for 261 yards and a touchdown.