{"id":7788,"date":"2024-10-05T03:29:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T03:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2024-10-05T03:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T03:29:58","slug":"dolphins-advised-to-make-move-for-39-million-qb-as-tua-tagovailoa-failsafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7788","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Advised to Make Move for $39 Million QB as Tua Tagovailoa Failsafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0are sticking with quarterback\u00a0Tyler Huntley\u00a0against the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0this weekend, but the former\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0Pro Bowler is hardly a long-term answer in the absence of regular starter\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa is likely to return at some point, and that point could be this year \u2014 even sooner rather than later. But after three confirmed concussions during his\u00a0NFL career and strong circumstantial evidence that he has suffered more, Tagovailoa may be merely one hit away from exiting the gridiron for good.<\/p>\n

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Enter\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n

Wilson was an eight-time Pro Bowler with the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0before a trade in March 2022 sent him to the\u00a0Denver Broncos. Less than six months later, Wilson inked a five-year extension worth $242.5 million.<\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson.<\/p>\n

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Despite throwing for more than 3,000 yards in both of his campaigns in Colorado, which included a combined\u00a042 TDs and 19 INTs, the Broncos chose to release Wilson rather than allow him to play out his contract.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t get Denver off the hook for Wilson\u2019s salary, as the team is paying him\u00a0nearly $38 million\u00a0to play for Pittsburgh this year. The Steelers, meanwhile, are paying the balance of what he\u2019s owed to the tune of the league minimum of just\u00a0$1.2 million.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an incredible bargain any way you slice it, and it would have been an even better deal if Wilson had started for Pittsburgh in Week 1 and beyond, which was the original plan. However, a calf injury derailed that outcome and\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0(3-1) has since stolen the position.<\/p>\n

And while that is a disappointment for Pittsburgh in some sense of the word, it also creates an opportunity both for the Steelers and some QB-needy team \u2014 such as the Dolphins, potentially.<\/p>\n

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt has to be Russell Wilson, right?\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Dan Graziano wrote on Wednesday, October 2, of the \u201cmost disappointing offseason addition\u201d thus far in 2024. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t even played for the Steelers, and the way Justin Fields\u00a0is coming along, he might not! Pittsburgh was hailed as shrewd for signing Wilson\u00a0on a minimum contract, and sure, it was low risk. But it has also yielded no reward so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean that Wilson\u2019s presence on the roster can\u2019t yield something meaningful, however.<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s trade value at an approximately $39 million salary in Denver was non-existent \u2014 negative even.<\/p>\n

But now the\u00a0Super Bowl-winning QB, who turns 36 years old later this season, could bring back a Day 3 draft pick in a deal \u2014 or maybe even a late Day 2 selection next spring from the right team.<\/p>\n

Miami may not be that team just yet, at least not in the mind of its coaching staff and front office, even if it should be. But the Dolphins are 1-3 and heading to Foxborough for a road game against one of the NFL\u2019s worst teams this weekend.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be difficult for head coach\u00a0Mike McDaniel\u00a0and company to avoid a move under center if things go badly on Sunday, and striking while the iron is hot on Wilson and while Fields remains healthy makes considerable sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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