The Dolphins released Tua Tagovailoa on Monday, and just a few hours later, he has found a new team. The 28-year-old quarterback will be moving one state north to join the Falcons, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
As expected, Tagovailoa will receive a one-year, veteran-minimum deal in Atlanta, per CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones, as Miami is still paying him $54MM this season. He will join fellow lefty Michael Penix in a Falcons quarterback room that will likely soon lose Kirk Cousins. In fact, Tagovailoa projects as the team’s bridge starter as Penix works his way back from knee surgery, filling a role that could have kept Cousins in Atlanta. Instead, the veteran should now get the opportunity to pick a new team that he did not receive last offseason.
Considering Tagovailoa’s drastic fall since his 2023 Pro Bowl nod, Atlanta is a fine landing spot for the former first-round pick. The Falcons have been non-committal on Penix’s status as their franchise QB, and his injury will give Tagovailoa an opportunity to rebuild his stock surrounded by a strong supporting cast. The Falcons have a solid offensive line and exciting young skill position players like Drake London, Bijan Robinson, and Kyle Pitts. But Tagovailoa’s struggles over the past two seasons will still give him an uphill battle in convincing Atlanta’s new leadership that he, not Penix, is the quarterback to steward the team’s offense into the future.
More to come.
Well at least this constantly beat up quarterback will be cheap. There are worse guys to operate for Stefanski.
Jets forced into Plan B and that might be the ex-Redskin/Viking/Falcon Kirk Cousins. You like that?
Plan B? You think Tua was Plan A? No chance. They’ve been looking at Wentz and Kyler as option A
Lol. Wentz and option A in the same sentence.
It’s the Jets. Brick is reviewing Wentz’s Madden rating as we speak.
lol. Poor Falcons fans. I feel for you guys.
Tua is two concussions away from forced retirement. Falcons should have contacted Murray first, imo.
If they are keeping Penix it’s logical to have a second lefty. And Murray sucks. Tua has at least put up good numbers, just a soft head and can’t play in bad weather.
Problem is that Tua now has to play half of his games at a stadium that deploys artificial turf. And I also think that since Penix is lefty, the Falcons should have signed right handed QB to differentiate between QBs. But that’s just me.
Their blindside protection is based on a lefty QB so it makes sense to have continuity with your line.
I would think the falcons turf is better than Miami’s sandy ground.
I preferred Kyler or Brissett but I’m not mad at this. He’s a rental at the end of the day. Worth a bag of Doritos
This QB battle will be simply a war of attrition lol
This has to be the first time where a team had 2 lefty quarterbacks
Looking quick on Pro Football Reference, the 1997 Jags had Brunell and Steve Matthews who both played. Though Matthews was a QB3 with behind Rob Johnson.
The Tua signing along with the other 6 players signed by the Falcons is making me feel Dizzy, especially signing Tua.!