Tua Tagovailoa Gets Megabucks Extension from Miami Dolphins
Entering fifth season, QB Agrees to Contract Worth $212 Million

The Miami Dolphins won’t be fishing for a quarterback. Dolphins reward Tagovailoa with a contract worth $212 million over four years. In NFL news, the AFC South team has come to terms with Tua Tagovailoa, providing a guarantee of $167 million. That can give one a comfortable life in South Beach.
Tagovailoa is coming off his best of four seasons as a pro. He finally played all 17 games and led Miami to an 11-6 record. Will choose to ignore that the Dolphins feasted on softer opponents and were handled by the strong ones. Tagovailoa thrived by connecting with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle , his elite receivers. He wound up throwing for a league-best 4,624 yards and 29 touchdowns.
Overall since being selected out of Alabama in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, Tagovailoa has thrown for 12,639 yards and 81 touchdowns. His first three seasons were marred by injuries and concerning concussion issues.
The $53.1 million annual salary is the best in NFL history for a four-year contract extension.

2020 NFL Draft
Tagovailoa was one of a handful of quarterbacks drafted in the first round in 2020. He went fifth overall, the second quarterback taken. Joe Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy at LSU went first overall to the Cincinnati Bengals. Like Tagovailoa, he has had some injury issues.
Behind Tagovailoa went Justin Herbert to the Los Angeles Chargers. While given great accolades for his talent and performance, the Bolts have not seen great success. A playoff game against Jacksonville was a disaster. Jordan Love went 26th overall to the Green Bay Packers. He led them to the playoffs in his first season as a starter.
Less Patience with High Picks at QB
The Dolphins’ patience with Tagovailoa has paid off and he has been rewarded for coming along. Dolphins reward Tagovailoa as other recent high picks that have struggled early have seen their talents traded elsewhere. It’s a new world in NFL news. What have you done for me now is most important and young quarterbacks must deliver or else. That can be reflected in sports betting odds, win totals and a variety of wagering options the public faces.
Trey Lance is with the Dallas Cowboys after being a third overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers. Zach Wilson flopped with the New York Jets and now is in Denver hoping Sean Payton can figure out what is wrong. Baker Mayfield just got a rich contract from Tampa Bay but the Bucs are his fourth team.
Another high QB pick of the Jets, Sam Darnold has bounced from team to team and is scrapping with rookie J.J. McCarthy for the starting QB job in Minnesota. The New England Patriots quickly cut ties with first-rounder Mac Jones. The same happened to Kenny Pickett in Pittsburgh. Chicago moved off Justin Fields reasonably fast.
All this shows that Mike McDaniel and the Dolphins have rewarded themselves by having faith in Tagovailoa. Additionally, the fifth-year quarterback has earned a rich contract.Now, all he has to do is deliver a Super Bowl ring for the Fish. Dolphins reward Tagovailoa, hoping for a bright future with their investment.
For more NFL odds, betting analysis, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.