The Miami Dolphins will release quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday at the start of the league year, the team announced.
Tagovailoa joined the Dolphins as the fifth overall pick in 2020. His release comes less than two years after Miami signed him to a four-year, $212.4-million extension.
The Dolphins will designate the transaction as a post-June 1 move, spreading his $99-million cap hit over two seasons, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Tagovailoa’s time with the Dolphins was marked by injuries; he played only one full season with the team, in 2023. Overall, the 28-year-old made 76 starts with Miami, completing 68% of his passes while averaging 3,027 yards and 20 touchdowns against 10 interceptions per season.
The Dolphins, who hired a new general manager this offseason in Jon-Eric Sullivan, released a tribute video for Tagovailoa on social media Monday.
