Tua Tagovailoa’s Retirement Could Impact His $212 Million Contract with the Dolphins, here's all you need to know
Tua Tagovailoa, appear to concur that the Miami Dolphins' top priority following Thursday night will be taking good care of the quarterback's health, given that the 26-year-old recently suffered his third recorded concussion in the previous two years. Medical professionals and a number of former NFL players who haven't wasted any time in pushing Tagovailoa to end his career agree that retirement is likely on the cards.
Tagovailoa has previously considered retiring; after sustaining at least two head injuries in the 2022 season, he acknowledged as much. He decided not to retire, using his spirit of competition and subsequent return to land a lucrative contract extension this summer.
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In the grand scheme of things, it might not seem like much, but given the size of the deal, a massive four-year, $212.4 million contract that was just finalized in July, it is also extremely important to the player and the team. Although Tagovailoa's contract technically binds him to the Dolphins through 2028, it is set up so that he is only legally wed to them through 2025. Assume that the team can cut the quarterback without suffering a penalty to the salary cap in 2026. According to Over the Cap, a post-June 1 cut designation in that offseason would result in a $47.4 million dead cap charge but an immediate $9 million cap space savings. The quarterback's contract is actually fairly team-friendly in terms of possible escape
