MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa began with measured sarcasm.
“I mean he probably knows more about me than I know about myself,” the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback said. “It’s a little weird when other people are talking about other people.”“I come from a Samoan family where respect is everything,” Tagovailoa said. “But it does get to a point where – hey, little easy on that, buddy. Because I think we’re pretty tough-minded people, and if we need to get scrappy, we can get scrappy too.
Tagovailoa intentionally shifted his diet and lifted heavier weights for more reps in hopes a sturdier frame would help him stay on the field.through his college and pro careers, most recently suffering two diagnosed concussions and a third collision of his head with the turf that the Dolphins called a back injury during the 2022 season.
“Everything I did this offseason entailed what would keep me on the field for the entirety of the season,” Tagovailoa said. “I’ve just been trying to give myself the best opportunity to hopefully not get injured.”“You think I wanted to build all this muscle? Nah. To some extent, I wanted to be a little lighter. There’s a mixture of things that people don’t understand that people don’t know about that people talk about that go behind the scenes.This story will be updated.
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