Don’t Sleep On Tua Tagovailoa
The Lead
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🗓️ 23 April 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
One of the most talked-about players leading up to the NFL Draft — which starts tonight — is Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Once considered a lock to be the No. 1 pick, he’s been slowed by a number of injuries, most notably a dislocated hip, leaving many franchises to ask if the left-hander is worth the risk. On draft day, we’re joined by Andy Staples of The Athletic to look at Tua’s amazing run at Alabama, the injuries that have raised so many questions, and the qualities that make him one of the most intriguing prospects out there.
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| 0:00.0 | In the buildup to tonight's NFL draft, no player has been debated more than Alabama quarterback |
| 0:12.0 | Tua Tagaviloa. |
| 0:25.4 | Tua was once considered a lock to be the number one pick, but injuries, including of course |
| 0:30.4 | that dislocated hip, have left many teams wondering if he's worth the risk. |
| 0:34.7 | Today, we're joined by the athletics and he's staples to discuss who was amazing run at |
| 0:39.2 | Alabama, the setbacks that have slowed him down, and why he might be worth the gamble. |
| 0:44.4 | And I think what is this kid doing is he freaking out, but he didn't freak out. |
| 0:49.8 | He was so calm and he just looked at the sideline, got to play, turned around, took the snap, |
| 0:54.6 | and won the freaking national title. |
| 1:00.1 | From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:02.6 | And I'm Anders Kelto, it's Thursday, April 23rd, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:09.2 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:13.4 | There was just something about the emotion and the love of the NFL. |
| 1:17.6 | The values of the past don't matter because we've got this love. |
| 1:23.4 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:27.6 | It stays with you. |
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| 1:41.2 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
| 1:42.7 | And I'm Sieruti. |
| 1:43.7 | And we are the hosts of A Red Handed, a weekly True Crime Podcast. |
| 1:47.4 | Every week on Red Handed, we get stuck into the most talked about cases. |
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