US EditionDolphins coach Mike McDaniel reacts to Tua Tagovailoa's leadership comments - CBS Sports
- On Oct. 12, 2025, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw three interceptions in a 29-27 loss and said, `We have guys showing up to player-only meetings late. Guys not showing up to player-only meetings. There's a lot that goes into that`.
- Last year, the Miami Dolphins fined players for tardiness as the franchise tried to address locker-room discipline; this season the team is 1-5, increasing pressure to change that culture.
- Mike McDaniel said, `Regardless of intent and what was on Tua's mind, after a loss, as the franchise quarterback, that's not the forum to displace that` and noted Tagovailoa has `directly communicated` with teammates and will `live and learn`.
- Several teammates said internal matters should stay in-house and declined public comments, while Mike McDaniel faces mounting scrutiny over results and job security after the 1-5 start.
- Tagovailoa is scheduled to speak on Wednesday and has begun private talks as the Miami Dolphins focus on their Sunday game at Cleveland Browns .
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Tua Tagovailoa's comments calling out teammates ignite a firestorm the Dolphins can ill afford
Instead of focusing primarily on what has gone wrong amid a 1-5 start to the season, the Miami Dolphins are answering questions again about their team culture following Tua Tagovailoa's comments calling out unnamed teammates for being late to player-led meetings.
Mike McDaniel: ‘Wrong forum’ for Dolphins QB to call out teammates
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel considered quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s criticism Sunday of teammates for tardiness and attendance to meetings “misguided.” Shortly after Miami dropped a 29-27 decision to the Chargers at home, Tagovailoa called for accountability from teammates he said were late to players-only meetings. The Dolphins are 1-5 after missing the playoffs last season. “I’ve got a lot of things to worry about and one of them is not …
Dolphins' Mike McDaniel criticizes Tua Tagovailoa for publicly calling out teammates: 'That's not the forum'
Tua Tagovailoa faced criticism from coach Mike McDaniel after the quarterback complained about teammates missing player-only meetings following the Dolphins' loss.
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Marietta Daily JournalMike McDaniel: 'Wrong forum' for Dolphins QB to call out teammates
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel considered quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's criticism Sunday of teammates for tardiness and attendance to meetings "misguided."
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