Tua Tagovailoa’s fingers and ribs are still healing, but he is still dancing

2021-11-18 01:39:20 By : Mr. iColor LED

Miami Gardens-Tua Tagovailoa's broken finger on his throwing hand feels much better, and his ribs are also broken.

On Wednesday, Tagovailoa held a rather ordinary press conference for the Dolphins, after which he seemed to throw a pretty good football in practice.

No, competition is not a big deal for Tua.

Yes, he heard fans chanting "Tua! Tua!" But he needs to focus on execution.

No, he never really did anything particularly adventurous.

But it was after the last question that Tua relaxed a little vigilance and gave a big smile—and then danced.

Yes, Tua was asked about his dance moves after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Ravens on Thursday night.

Tua accepted this question and actually copied TikTok's popular "Smeeze" dance that he unlocked at Hard Rock Stadium.

"My freshman college roommate Najee (Harris) dances a lot," Tagovailoa said. "He is from the Bay Area, and I think it's a Bay Area thing. I thought it was cool when I saw it. So I learned how to do it."

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For Tagovailoa, this is not the most relaxing season. He missed three games with a broken rib. He has not started in the past two weeks due to a broken finger.

But after he came off the bench and helped Miami beat the Ravens 22-10, Tagovailoa described his emotions after scoring and a short dance.

"I just want the moment you score, I mean, it's a relief," Tagovailoa said. "This is the sigh of the week you spent with these people."

When the NFL trade deadline passes, Tagovailoa may be an unexplained sigh of relief, and can stop talking about Deshaun Watson.

It's Tagovailoa now, and he was asked to play to relieve Jacoby Brissett's knee injury. He played pretty well.

"I think when you play, adrenaline and those things will take over," quarterback coach Charlie Frye said this week. "You think more about the type of throwing, the type of reading you have to make rather than your fingers."

After Tua scored, he showed a loose side. It sounds like he is more inclined to share that side with his teammates behind the scenes.

"I think he is still his natural self off the court, he is a fool, have fun, enjoy here, enjoy the football game," wide receiver Isaiah Ford said this week. "Then you will see confidence growing."

People always say that Tua can handle stress well. However, since he entered the NFL, everything has changed drastically-in retrospect, even as a rookie pulled many times-how could it not affect his spirit, magic or aura?

After that touchdown, at the end of Wednesday's press conference, there was at least a spark.

"It's interesting there," Tua said. "Especially when you score, you are with these people. It's fun. Just have fun."

Winning is more interesting. The Dolphins have won two consecutive games.

For the record, Tagovailoa is expected to have no physical restrictions in the Jets game on Sunday. He feels good about the communication between himself, George Godsey, the current main game caller, and the coaches and players meeting in the quarterback room.

"We will try our best to play a game without errors," he said.