The latest report involving the contract negotiations between the Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa were less than encouraging when it comes to an agreement between the two sides.
The Dolphins, Darlington reported, are not willing to offer Tagovailoa a contract similar to what Jared Goff received from the Detroit Lions or the deal that Trevor Lawrence recently signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.reporting Miami isn’t offering him a “market contract “ and he is scaling back some of his optimism a deal gets done."Right now, the Dolphins are not offering the contract that is the market value," Darlington said.. "We're not to a panic point just yet.
"I've been long optimistic about Tua Tagovailoa getting this deal done, Darlington said. "I'm not saying that it won't get done, because these things generally happen. But right now, there's five words that are looming over this contract negotiation. And they are the words that came out of Tua's mouth: 'The market is the market.'''
Tagovailoa made that statement to reporters at the team's mandatory minicamp earlier this month, when it appeared as though the negotiations were not progressing to Tagovailoa's satisfaction.