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The debut season for Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa included Tua being pulled on several occasions by veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick. With Fitzpatrick becoming a free agent and with Dolphins potentially interested in keeping him around, we asked Tua the following question during a recent visit to PFT Live.
Here’s the question: “I saw Ryan Fitzpatrick talking this week about wanting to play next year. Do you want him to come back or are you almost ready to say, ‘I’ll take care of it. Don’t I need a replacement pitcher? “
Here is the answer: “I learned a lot from Ryan. He is a great person. I think we will continue to have this strong relationship, whether he returns to Miami or not. But I learned a lot and I know that he is always someone I can call during the season or the year ”.
There is no yes or no to that answer. Presumably, Tagovailoa (like any starting defender) would certainly prefer not to be removed during a game for his backup. Still, he handled the situation well when it happened in 2020.