Tua Tagovailoa, Darius Rucker Tease Musical Collaboration After ManningCast Performance

Tua Tagovailoa has enjoyed a strong season for the Dolphins, but the quarterback showed off a new side of himself on ESPN’s ManningCast on Monday night. Tagovailoa broke out his guitar and played a portion of the Eric Clapton classic “Tears in Heaven” while Peyton Manning sang play-by-play to the Bengals-Jaguars game in the background.

Fortunately for Tagovailoa’s fans, the fourth-year pro may not be done sharing his guitar skills with the public.

To wit, a social media account that covers the Dolphins suggested Tagovailoa should have a “jam session” with country music star and Dolphins fan Darius Rucker, and Rucker responded enthusiastically.

I’m in https://t.co/vdRDFM2PRr

— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) December 5, 2023

Then, early Tuesday morning, Tagovailoa posted that he’d be down to jam with Rucker, using rock music emojis.

👀🎸🤘🏾 https://t.co/f5NGlESMAJ

— Tua. T 🇦🇸 (@Tua) December 5, 2023

Rucker was lead singer of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish before beginning a successful country music career in his second act.

The Dolphins are 9–3 with a three-game lead atop the AFC East, so Tagovailoa has to be ready for a potential Super Bowl run the rest of the season. But in the offseason, he and Rucker may link up to jam together.