According to Adam Schefter, Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa plans to sign with the Falcons once he’s formally released.
Atlanta had reportedly been making a strong pitch to Tagovailoa early in the day, and it appears the Falcons were convincing.
Current starting QB Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL and might not be ready for Week 1. Beyond that, though, it seems like the Falcons would like to add competition for Penix.
Tagovailoa had a $54 million fully guaranteed salary. The June 1 designation will split the NFL-record $99.1 million dead cap hit into either $67.4 million/$31.8 million or $55.4 million/$43.8 million.
Once he’s officially released in the next few days, he’ll be free to sign for the veteran minimum salary.
Tagovailoa, 27, was selected with the No. 5 overall pick out of Alabama in 2020 by the Dolphins. He signed a four-year, $30,275,438 rookie contract with a $19,578,501 signing bonus. He earned a base salary of $1,010,000 in the final year of his deal.
The Dolphins picked up Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option worth $23,171,000 for the 2024 season.
From there, the team re-signed him to a four-year deal worth up to $212 million, with $167 million guaranteed.
In 2025, Tagovailoa appeared in 14 games for the Dolphins and completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 2,660 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions.
We’ll have more on Tagovailoa as the news is available.
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