Miami Dolphins could be latest team to botch contract talks with their QB

Although it appears that the Miami Dolphins are working to secure their quarterback for the long run, the most recent information is unfavorable to both sides. Omar Kelly and Jeff Darlington have stated the following regarding the Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa situation:

“Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald stated that the Dolphins “are entrenched into their position that they would not pay” Tagovailoa “a Goff-esque contract rate,” in response to a report by ESPN’s Jeff Darlington on Tuesday’s broadcast of NFL Live. Goff agreed to a four-year, $212 million contract with the Lions, which has an average yearly value of $53 million.

In his report, Darlington clarified that Tagovailoa had stated that “the market is the market,” but only after Goff’s contract was signed and before Lawrence signed a massive five-year, $275 million extension that tied him for the highest salary in the league at $55 million with Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow. Although Goff’s deal gave Miami some negotiating leverage, Lawrence’s agreement set a new standard that Tagovailoa will be watching.

According to Darlington, “Right now, the Dolphins are not offering the contract that is the market value based on those other deals that were done.” Although there isn’t currently a crisis on either side, he continued, there is a noticeable gap in the talks since Miami’sthat were carried out.” Although there isn’t yet a crisis on either side, he continued, there is a noticeable gap in the talks because Miami’s offer is “not in the Jared Goff and Trevor Lawrence ballpark.”

This is intriguing, then. The Dolphins are not making a deal in the ballparks of Trevor Lawrence or Jared Goff, according to the report’s final point. Trevor Lawrence received $55 million annually, while Goff signed a contract for $53 million. Based on my personal observation, it seems likely that the Dolphins are still offering Tagovailoa, who has an NFL winning record every year, less than $50 million annually.

Although the Dolphins could have signed him for a little less money if they had completed a contract earlier in the offseason, T-Law and Goff are both likely to fetch over $50 million, thus the team may end up paying over $60 million annually for their quarterback. He is a prolific passer. This might be just one more instance of an NFL team mishandling their quarterback’s contract negotiations.

Certain teams have just been unable to assess their own circumstances, despite the fact that the quarterback market has flourished.