Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins agree to terms on 4-year, $212.4 million contract extension: Report
The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa have agreed to terms on a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The #Dolphins and their QB Tua Tagovailoa have a deal!
Sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo they’ve agreed to terms on 4-year, $212.4M contract extension to lock him in long-term. At long-last, Miami’s franchise QB is paid like it. 💰 💰 💰 pic.twitter.com/rW5sTJzBQo
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 26, 2024
The deal was expected to land in the $50 million per season range, Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson reported in late April. Tagovailoa’s extension puts him at $53.1 million per season, which is a little short of the $55 million quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence make per season in their deals.
According to Rapoport, it’s the largest four-year deal in NFL history, with $167.1 million guaranteed.
The Dolphins rank No. 12 in Yahoo Sports’ power rankings entering the 2024 season. In their quarterback assessment, Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab wrote:
Tua Tagovailoa was robbed of NFL Comeback Player of the Year. It’s easy to forget that last offseason, a regular conversation centered around Tagovailoa’s concussions and his future (last season’s Dolphins preview focused on Tagovailoa’s health concerns). Tagovailoa said he considered retirement, but came back and played at a near MVP level. That’s not a better comeback story than Joe Flacco and his five starts? Regardless of the terrible way that award is voted on, Tagovailoa had a season that deserved to be celebrated.
Tagovailoa led the NFL with 4,624 passing yards. He had 29 touchdowns and a 101.1 passer rating. Tagovailoa’s 97.1 career passer rating is tied for 12th all-time among qualified passers, right ahead of Steve Young and Peyton Manning. Even if passer rating isn’t a great stat to compare quarterbacks across eras, Tagovailoa has become a remarkably productive passer. He was in the MVP conversation for most of last season and it was justified. He won’t get the credit he has earned because many analysts don’t like to backtrack on their takes, and the narrative on Tagovailoa early in his career was that he was a terrible pick ahead of Justin Herbert. But a career comparison with Herbert now is a lot closer than you’d be led to believe.
“We’re strong believers in him,” Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said.”
This story will be updated with more information.
