Tua Tagovailoa Apologizes for Calling Out Teammates

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00:00He had a press conference in which he basically outed everyone on the team

00:03that during player-only meetings, guys either didn't show up at all to them

00:08or were late to them.

00:09And we did this a couple days ago where that was not a knock on Mike McDaniel.

00:14That's a direct affront to him.

00:16That means that guys on the team don't respect him.

00:19And he's supposed to be the leader of the team

00:21as the highest-paid player in the quarterback.

00:24If you're calling a players-only meeting

00:25and dudes aren't showing up or are showing up late,

00:29it's disrespectful to you, meaning Tua lost the locker room.

00:33Here's his apology for what he said, and then we'll get into it.

00:36As a leader of this team, of the Miami Dolphins,

00:40the comments that had been said,

00:44I would say I've made a mistake, and I'm owning up to that right now.

00:49The intent was right, but no matter the intent,

00:54the intent can be right,

00:55but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it,

01:03that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions.

01:07You can cut it right there.

01:07First off, there's nothing misconstrued by the media on this one.

01:11You came out and said guys are not showing up

01:13or are showing up late for players-only meetings.

01:16That's a direct quote from you.

01:17We didn't take that quote and spin it.

01:19We reacted to the exact quote.

01:20So let's not blame the media on this one.

01:22But here's my take on this.

01:25Tua didn't owe a single person an apology.

01:28You're shooting the messenger here.

01:30The people that should be apologizing to Tua

01:33and to the Dolphin fan base and to the Dolphin front office

01:37are the players that he's talking about.

01:40The fact that he kind of showed us what was going on behind the curtain,

01:45you can find that objectionable

01:46because what happens in the locker room in theory

01:48is supposed to stay in the locker room,

01:50and I'm respectful of that.

01:52But you can't be mad at Tua,

01:54nor should you demand that Tua apologize

01:57when he ain't the guy missing meetings.

02:00He's not the guy showing up late for meetings.

02:02He exposed those guys.

02:04So I understand if the team collectively

02:06has a problem with Tua because he's a rat

02:09or because he told family business publicly,

02:11I understand that dynamic and that relationship.

02:15But Tua doesn't owe anyone an apology.

02:18Number one, he didn't call out any player by name.

02:21He didn't say this guy was late.

02:24That guy didn't show up at all.

02:26He said collectively, we have a problem

02:29if teammates don't show up to a players-only meeting.

02:33It's also not a knock on Mike McDaniel.

02:36He doesn't control or call players-only meetings.

02:39The captains of the team do.

02:42Tua did.

02:42In this case, he's one of the captains of the team.

02:45But we do this all the time.

02:48The guy comes out and says something,

02:50and he's right to feel the way he feels.

02:52The reason the Dolphins are a rudderless ship

02:55is that there's no accountability in the locker room

02:58and certainly none from the head coach

03:00who appears to be dead man walking right now.

03:02But how about the guys that don't show up

03:06for the players-only meeting?

03:07The guys that show up late?

03:09There's a reason Jalen Ramsey

03:10is no longer a member of the Dolphins.

03:12He was one of those dudes when he was there

03:15that blew off meetings

03:16and showed up late to meetings.

03:18Tyree kills another guy

03:20that doesn't attend meetings on time

03:21and they allowed it to go on.

03:24So I don't know why Tua's apologizing

03:26for telling us what's going on.

03:28The people that should be apologizing

03:30to the hard-working fans that attend Dolphins games

03:33that spend their money on the Dolphins tickets

03:35and drinks and food

03:37and want to enjoy a little football on a Sunday,

03:39the players that don't take it seriously

03:42that aren't professional

03:44that don't attend these meetings

03:46either on time or at all.

03:48Those are the men

03:49that should be standing up behind a microphone

03:51apologizing.

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