It was about 10 months ago that then-Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a serious hip injury against Mississippi State.
Projected to be the unquestioned No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft the following April, Tua’s entire football career was up in the air. Dealing with the same injury that cost Bo Jackson his career decades earlier, there was some concern that the former Heisman finalist would never be the same again.
In what has to be seen as a shocking recovery , Tagovailoa is now 100% healthy months after his Miami Dolphins made the quarterback the No. 5 pick in April’s NFL Draft.
Dolphins' first-round pick Tua Tagovailoa, whose status for this season became in question after fracturing and dislocating his hip last November, was a full participant in practice this week and will be ready and available for Sunday's opener at New England.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 11, 2020
Again, this is some absolutely tremendous news. From his football career potentially being on the brink to making his professional debut — all within the matter of 10 months. The question now becomes obvious. Why isn’t Tua Tagovailoa the Dolphins’ Week 1 starter?
Miami was much more competitive under Flores last season than most expected. The team also lucked out in drafting a quarterback it had been targeting for well over a calendar year.
The decision to select Tua was not with the 2020 season on the Dolphins’ mind. It was all about the future. If the team truly believes he’s not ready to step into a starting role, the powers that be in South Beach should be given the benefit of the doubt.
When was the last time we said that about this Dolphins organization?
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