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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Tom Lutz

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says sitting on Trump’s sports council will be ‘an honor’

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he was surprised at his invitation.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he was surprised at his invitation. Photograph: Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has spoken of his pride at being named to Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition.

Tagovailoa joins two other current NFL stars on the council, Nick Bosa and Harrison Butker, who have been backers of Trump’s Maga movement. While Tagovailoa has not publicly expressed his support for the president, who once described NFL players who knelt for the national anthem as “sons of bitches”, he said he was happy to align himself with Trump.

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