Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa (1) runs with the shot during an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine the Tottenham Hotspur stadium successful London, England, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The communicative enactment has not changed implicit the past mates of months, nor did Miami manager Brian Flores’ reply connected Friday from erstwhile helium was archetypal asked astir the aboriginal of backmost Tua Tagovailoa months ago.
“Tua’s our quarterback,” Flores said.
That’s not successful quality — for now, astatine least.
The NFL commercialized deadline is astir a week and a fractional away. And the calendar getting person to Nov. 2 combined with Miami connected a five-game losing streak means it was inevitable that the buzz suggesting that the Dolphins whitethorn beryllium looking to get embattled Houston Texans backmost Deshaun Watson — who has been accused of intersexual battle and harassment successful lawsuits filed by 22 women, but not charged — would get louder.
The Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources, that the Texans and Dolphins “have intensified their efforts to consummate” a woody for Watson, who has been seeking a commercialized since astatine slightest January. The lawsuits prompted investigations from the NFL and, according to an lawyer representing the women suing Watson, the FBI, among others.
“We’re blessed with the quarterback, our backmost situation, and I’ll permission it astatine that,” Flores said. “Which is what I’ve said aggregate times.”
Tagovailoa — who missed astir 4 afloat games this play with fractured ribs, a occupation he’s inactive playing done — is 7-5 arsenic a starter successful parts of 2 seasons successful Miami, completing 64% of his passes with 14 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Among each quarterbacks since the commencement of past season, with astatine slightest 5 starts, Tagovailoa ranks 31st successful passer standing (87.0) and 39th successful yards per crippled (181.4).
“I deliberation his preparation, the mode helium practices and the mode helium performs has been good,” Flores said. “I thought helium played precise good past week. He was retired for a mates of games, for a fewer games, and helium came backmost and played, I thought, precise good past week. I deliberation his psyche is successful a bully place. He’s a assured kid. He’s a pugnacious kid.”
Watson, who signed a $156 million, four-year hold that is scheduled to statesman adjacent season, averaged 301.4 yards per crippled past play with a 112.4 standing and led the NFL with 4,823 yards passing. He has not played this play pursuing the commercialized request and the unresolved ineligible issues.
Flores said the ongoing commercialized chatter, connected apical of a five-game slide, isn’t affecting the Dolphins astatine signifier oregon meetings. The Dolphins (1-5) big Atlanta (2-3) connected Sunday.
“Our absorption is connected Atlanta,” Flores said. “And that’s truly wherever our absorption should be.”
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