Earlier this week, Tom Brady went viral after he was asked at an event whether or not he would consider coming out of retirement to play for the Miami Dolphins. Brady didn’t give a clear answer, leaving open the possibility that he’d be willing to come out of retirement and take over as the team’s starting quarterback. And that response was not very kind to current Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, it’s extremely disrespectful of Tom Brady to talk as if he could simply walk in and take the starting job from Tua Tagovailoa.
“As I told Joe Rose yesterday morning on WQAM in Miami, it’s disrespectful to Tua for Brady to talk about Tua’s job so nonchalantly. It’s especially disrespectful for Brady to do it given the history,” Florio wrote on Saturday. “Throughout 2021 (until the trade deadline came and went), Tua had to deal with the possibility of the Dolphins trading for Deshaun Watson. As one source explained it not long after the 2021 season ended, former Dolphins coach Brian Flores was ‘fixated’ on getting Watson.
“Also after the 2021 season, it became obvious that Brady wanted to become the Miami quarterback for 2022, a process of tampering that culminated in the Dolphins not having a first-round pick in five days, when the 2023 draft commences.”
The NFL world tended to agree with him.
Brady needs constant attention. https://t.co/vut4sHQ9OX
— Rico Recalculating (@SSU_Egg) April 22, 2023
Tua is better than current Tom Brady https://t.co/JN0WmhJd5r
— Tony Bell (@T_Bell89) April 22, 2023
— Kyheim (@ShowerShoeLord) April 22, 2023
I don't think Tua can really say anything without getting cooked by the media. Most QBs that say that about Brady will get cooked. https://t.co/hOMp53BEjK
— OP (@billycundiff00) April 22, 2023
This is a good as done already. Poor Tua https://t.co/LHPIoXhTf5
— On the ROOF of a SUV witcho Auntie (@LenOx601) April 22, 2023
It’s safe to say Tagovailoa didn’t enjoy Brady’s comments.