Two key Dolphins avid gamers are due for extensions, as each Tua Tagovailoa and Christian Wilkins have talked with the staff a few pristine do business in. Then again, Miami isn’t making plans on negotiating with both participant throughout the season, which means they’re going to pick out up talks within the offseason.
Basic supervisor Chris Grier informed the media that he’s proud of the place talks rise with each avid gamers and are relaxed ready till upcoming the season. For Tagovailoa particularly, Grier mentioned they wish to accumulation him targeted at the season upcoming an injury-riddled 2022.
“I think just think for him, it’s just to let Tua play again,” Grier mentioned, by way of Alain Poupart of All Dolphins. “Those things can be a big distraction, family, friends, you guys (the media), everyone constantly asking him about it. His agents and I have had discussions just general but not really about that and just kind of agreed, like, let’s just let him play out the season and then we’ll attack that in the offseason.”
Since Miami picked up Tagovailoa’s fifth-year choice, the quarterback is below word via 2024. The fourth-year quarterback suffered a couple of concussions utmost season and had a occupation yr regardless of enjoying in simply 13 video games.
Wilkins, on the other hand, is about to accident independent company within the offseason, however Miami prolonged defensive lineman Zach Sieler first. Nonetheless, Grier is ok with the place talks with Wilkins is getting into the 2023 season.
“We’ve had a lot of great dialogue with him and his agent, very positive,” he mentioned. “We made an offer that we thought was fair, and when you do things like that it has to work for both sides.”
Then again, Grier maintained that he doesn’t need there to be any distractions throughout the season.
“For right now we’re going to hold off until in my mind at the end of the season because I don’t think it’s fair to distract Christian from his goal of what he wants to achieve and for the team,” Grier mentioned.
