On Wednesday, it was announced by Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel that Tua Tagovailoa would no longer be the starting quarterback for the team and instead, the franchise would turn to rookie 7th round pick Quinn Ewers to lead them against the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday.
Tagovailoa spoke with the South Florida media on Wednesday afternoon in Miami’s locker room and was asked for his thoughts on the benching.
“Naturally, I’d say I’m disappointed. I think it’s a normal human emotion, but outside of that, I’ve go to do my part. My role here right now is to help whoever the quarterback is going to be for this team, to lead this team, to help in whatever way I can to help the team win this game on Sunday.”
The 27-year-old was then asked about the conversation between himself and McDaniel that led to the quarterback’s benching.
“We just had a brief conversation about changing of the quarterbacks… I’m not happy about it, but it’s something out of my control.”
When asked why he thought the benching happened, Tagovailoa responded, “I would say, the biggest thing, and it’s being honest with myself as well, had been my performance. I haven’t been performing up to the level and the capabilities that I have in the past.”
Asked if his hip injury had impacted his performance this year, Tagovailoa had a short answer. “No, sir.”
Tagovailoa was then asked about his future as potential starting quarterback of the Miami Dolphins and he quickly responded, “That’s out of my control. I control what I can control and I’ll leave it at that.”
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