Tua Tagovailoa reacts to Dolphins benching for Quinn Ewers: 'I’m disappointed'

The penning whitethorn beryllium smeared a bit, but it’s connected the partition — Tua Tagovailoa’s clip with the Miami Dolphins could beryllium coming to an extremity aft being benched for the remainder of the 2025 season.

Head manager Mike McDaniel announced that seventh-round prime Quinn Ewers retired of Texas volition beryllium the team’s starter for the remaining 3 games connected the schedule, and Tagovailoa volition determination to third-string with Zach Wilson, his backup each season, remaining successful his role.

Tagovailoa spoke connected the demotion pursuing the team’s nonaccomplishment to the Pittsburgh Steelers successful Week 15, which could precise good beryllium his past successful a Dolphins uniform.

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Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks disconnected the tract aft a failed two-point conversion effort successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Dec. 15, 2025. (Justin Berl/AP Photo)

"Naturally, I’d accidental I’m disappointed," Tagovailoa said. "It’s a mean quality emotion. Outside of that, I gotta bash my part, my relation present close present is to assistance whoever the backmost is going to beryllium for this team, to pb this team, assistance him successful immoderate mode I tin to assistance the squad triumph this crippled connected Sunday."

It’s been a pugnacious spell for Tagovailoa successful his sixth play with the Dolphins. He leads the NFL with 15 interceptions, portion throwing 20 touchdowns and 2,660 yards implicit 14 games. The Dolphins person gone 6-8 during his starts this year.

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Tagovailoa was capable to muster 253 passing yards with 2 touchdowns successful the 28-15 nonaccomplishment to Pittsburgh, but helium had conscionable 65 passing yards done 3 quarters with an interception anterior to a 4th fourth wherever Pittsburgh appeared to fto disconnected the state defensively.

McDaniel noted aft the crippled that his quarterback’s play "was not bully enough."

Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins looks connected anterior to the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Dec. 15, 2025 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

"Disappointed, I’m not blessed astir it," Tagovailoa said astir his performance. "But, thing retired of my control. I would accidental is the biggest thing, and it’s being honorable with myself arsenic well, had been my performance. I haven’t been performing up to the level and the capabilities that I person successful the past."

It was conscionable 2 years agone Tagovailoa led the NFL successful passing yards (4,624) portion throwing 29 touchdowns successful an 11-6 play for Miami. That yet led the franchise to widen him 4 years connected a woody worthy $212.4 cardinal with $167 cardinal guaranteed.

But much concussion issues came up successful 2024, though Tagovailoa led the league successful completion percent (72.9) implicit his 11 games. The Dolphins went 6-5 implicit that span, but failed to scope the playoffs.

Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins looks to walk during the archetypal 4th of the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected December 15, 2025 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

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If the Dolphins were to merchandise Tagovaviloa and commencement from scratch astatine the backmost presumption this offseason, it would outgo them $99.2 cardinal successful dormant headdress space, though they could interruption it up implicit 2 years.

Meanwhile, Ewers’ archetypal commencement successful the NFL volition beryllium against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals successful Miami Gardens connected Sunday.

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