Dolphins Rumors: Deshaun Watson No Longer Trade Target; Tua Tagovailoa to be QB



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According to a report, the Miami Dolphins are moving on from the idea of acquiring quarterback Deshaun Watson in a trade with the Houston Texans.

Now that Brian Flores has been fired as head coach, the chances of the Dolphins trading for him are "greatly diminished, if not gone," according to Adam.

Ian Rapoport stated that the Dolphins organization believes in Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback and he will be the starter in 2022.

There was a rumor that Miami was one of the teams that could possibly trade for him during the 2021 season.

According to the report, Flores wanted to explore a trade for Watson, while Steven Ross was against it.

In 2021, he did not play at all. He asked for a trade out of Houston in the off-season and was accused of sexual assault from women he hired to perform massages.
Three Pro Bowl nominations in four seasons is a testament to the work of the quarterback, who is ranked among the top signal-callers in the NFL.

The Texans only managed to finish 4-12 last season, but quarterback Deshaun Watson had the best year of his career, completing 70.2 percent of his passes for 4,823 yards, 33 touchdown and seven interceptions while also rushing for 444 yards and three scores.

The Houston Texans were beaten in the divisional round of the playoffs by the Kansas City Chiefs, but they did beat the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.

It would be risky to trade with him because he could face league discipline or even jail time.

Tua, the Dolphins' fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, will be their choice, according to reports.

The Dolphins narrowly missed the playoffs as a result of Tagovailoa's split time as the starter with Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Expectations were sky high for the Dolphins entering 2021, but a seven-game losing streak threw them off track. The Miami Dolphins became the first team to have seven-game losing and winning streaks in the same season.

The Dolphins finished the season on a high note by beating the New England Pats 33-24 in Week 18 to complete a 9-8 record.

Tua went 5-5 as a starter and completed 67.8% of his passes for 2,663 yards, 16 touchdown and 10 interceptions, while also rushing for 128 yards and three scores.

The Dolphins will look to gain ground on the Bills and the Pats in the years to come.