Tua Tagovailoa, the quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, feels that his head coach gave him a big push in the contract discussions. In a Sunday media appearance, Tagovailoa gave coach Mike McDaniel credit for using his ownership connections to help negotiate his new contract.
Tagovailoa had heard that McDaniel urged owner Stephen Ross to finalise the quarterback’s deal and “went to bat for me” during talks.
“Word gets around quick, and I don’t think he knows that I know. I’ve been told from several birdies that are here in the facility that are upstairs as well that he went to bat for me,” Tagovailoa said. “The day that I went out at practice, 11-on-11, 7-on-7, he went to bat for me with our owner. I won’t go into details of things that I heard were said, but just know that he is what he says. He says what he told me and he did what I was thinking he would do for me — not just for me, but for any other player. I’m very grateful for that.”
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