AP source: Tagovailoa signs $30.28 million, 4-year deal

Published 5:42 pm Monday, May 11, 2020

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) walks off the field after being hurt during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Tuscaloosa.

MIAMI (AP) — Now Tua Tagovailoa can pay for that Cadillac Escalade he gave his mom.

The new Miami Dolphins quarterback signed a $30.28 million, four-year guaranteed contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday.

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The contract includes a $19.6 million signing bonus, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins hadn’t announced the deal.

Tagovailoa posted a video on Mother’s Day that showed him surprising his mother, Diane, with a black SUV.

Last month, the Dolphins selected Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in the draft. They are optimistic he’ll recover fully from a hip injury that ended his Alabama career in mid-November and hoping he’ll become a franchise quarterback.

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Tagovailoa says doctors have indicated he’s on schedule for a return in 2020. His No. 1 jersey is among the best-selling in the NFL since it was assigned to him last week.

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