
The Miami Dolphins have started the season 0-3, beckoning criticism from all angles, particularly of coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa especially heard his fair share after a primetime Week 3 loss to the Bills in which he, despite a passable performance, threw a fourth-quarter interception that proved a brutal turn for the Dolphins.
One prominent critic seemed to draw Tagovailoa's ire. Former NFL MVP-turned-pundit Cam Newton, during an appearance on ESPN's First Take, said that Tagovailoa was not meeting expectations relative to how much he's paid—the Dolphins signal-caller is the sixth-highest paid QB in terms of average annual salary.