Tua Tagovailoa raised a lot of eyebrows some comments he made about his teammates amid the Dolphins' uninspiring 1–5 start to the season. The quarterback informed the media that some Dolphins were less than punctual to players-only meetings and some were not showing up at all. His critiques did not sit well with a lot of former players—and perhaps in the locker room—prompting Tagovailoa to apologize for throwing some unnamed players under the bus.
"I made a mistake and I'm owning up to that right now," a contrite Tagovailoa told reporters. "I've talked to guys on the team about it, talked to the leaders about it, and they know my heart. They know that the intent was right, but no matter the intent—the intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team."
