Taulia Tagovailoa was released by the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats ahead of training camp, according to a report. 3DownNation.com reported the news Monday.
Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Tua Tagovailoa, went undrafted in 2024 coming out of Maryland. Taulia ended up with Hamilton in the CFL last season, appearing in eight games.
However, he threw just one pass, completing it for six yards while running three times for 10 yards and a touchdown. Taulia Tagovailoa also participated at Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals’ rookie minicamps on a tryout basis last year, but was not signed.
“It was the fit,” Tiger-Cats coach Scott Milanovich said. ” I think [Taulia] has a lot of talent. He’s got a chance. . . . I figure he’ll get picked up by somebody else. It was a fit within what we’re looking for in this offen[s]e. He’s a great kid, I wish him well, it’s hard to see him go.”
Taulia Tagovailoa released from CFL team
Taulia Tagovailoa just finished a half-decade in college. He shared one at Alabama with his brother before transferring and going to Maryland for the remaining four. During that career overall, he threw for 11,356 yards, 77 touchdowns, and 37 interceptions on a 67.1% completion rate.
Essentially all of that came while with the Terps as a three-time 3,000-yard passer while in College Park. His best year came as a redshirt sophomore back in 2021. As a redshirt senior this past fall, he posted 3,377 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, and 11 picks on 66.4% completion.
That all led him to being an all-time passer both in program history as well as in the Big Ten. However, he has yet to get his pro career off the ground.
As a member of the Class of 2019, Tagovailoa was a four-star recruit out of Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 8 overall prospect in the state, the No. 8 quarterback in the class and the No. 189 overall prospect in the class.
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