Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa gets 1.5 million contract projection amid pot

delmermollie

The , under their new leadership led by Jon- Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jersey Eric Sullivan, are making sweeping changes to the roster already.  Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb have been cut, and Tua Tagovailoa might not be far behind. Thanks to his $214 million contract, trading him will be difficult. A cut might be in store for the lefty Miami QB.  If that cut happens, projects that Tagovailoa will land a much cheaper contract in free agency from a new team. That projected deal is for just $1.5 million, right around the veteran minimum.  Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa gets veteran minimum $1.5M projection  "Tagovailoa with an upper-middle-cla s QB contract was a problem," Barnwell writes. "Tagovailoa at the veterans minimum - which is what a new team would likely pay him in 2026 - could turn out to be a very useful contributor in the right scheme."  If Tagovailoa lands such a veteran minimum contract, a suming the Dolphins release him after being unable to find a trade partner, Barnwell projects, "$1.5 million for Tagovailoa."  The lefty QB is set to make $52 million in 2026. But if the Dolphins cut him this offseason, no team will pay anything close to that figure.  With the Dolphins on the hook for that money, a new team will be able to offer the veteran's minimum, a $1.5 million projected contract according to Barnwell, and have Tagovailoa on a very reasonable deal.  More  :  If he works out, it's great. But if Tagovailoa struggles, his new team will only have invested $1.5 million in him. This is the exact kind of deal that would be worth handing out to a quarterback like Tagovailoa.  And there's no reason why Tagovailoa wouldn't take this, either. He'd still be getting the $52 million from the Dolphins, with his new team accounting for only a small portion of that figure on a new deal.  Tagovailoa's future in Miami is a big question mark, and if he's released, which seems to be the more likely outcome, then the lefty veteran is headed towards a cheap contract in free agency that a team would be willing to spend on Tagovailoa.  More Dolphins news:  Neymar Jr Jersey