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Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

Exploring The Idea That The Dolphins Could SELL The Tua Tagovailoa Contract With A Draft Pick

Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins face tough decisions as Tua Tagovailoa’s future hangs in the balance—could a draft pick-fueled contract offload reshape the team’s direction? Kyle Crabbs breaks down the possible exit strategies for Tagovailoa, from draft compensation trade packages to salary cap maneuvering, while examining which NFL teams—like the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans—have both the need and cap space to make a deal work. Key topics include pitfalls of sacrificing draft capital, analysis of quarterback markets and trade value models, and how Miami’s 2020 teardown strategy affects current roster-building philosophy. Kyle Crabbs also spotlights The Athletic’s NFL free agent rankings that place Darren Waller and Tyreek Hill among Miami’s top names and calls out Rasul Douglas’s surprising omission. Will Miami pull the trigger on a drastic Tua move, or is a patient, draft-centric rebuild the answer?

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0:00.0

There are no shortage of options for the dolphins and their potential exit path with Tuatunga Lowa.

0:06.9

Today on the show, we're exploring one of my least favorite ones.

0:16.3

You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Miami. Welcome to another episode of Locked-on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lockedown Network. I'm your host, Kyle Craves, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdowneimmy on Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z Sports. I want to give a special welcome and shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every day. We don't just say we live it. You're on the Lockdown Network special. Thank you to each and every one of you who have held to make the Lactone Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network in the world.

0:57.1

Today's episode of Live! Thank you to each and every one of you who have held to make the Lockdowne podcast network, the number one sports podcast network in the world.

0:57.1

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1:10.2

Today on the show, there's been some more buzz around.

1:13.7

I've tried my best, not to do a bunch of Tua Tbil, podcast episodes that are deep dives into this situation.

1:24.0

But it is one that lingers and looms and everything is almost everything should be considered

1:30.1

on the table for the dolphins as far as ways to move forward.

1:33.2

And everybody has a different opinion.

1:35.1

And I know that there's a collection of this fan base that says if you have to pay him and

1:39.7

you're going to pay the money, you should let him be here and he should compete.

1:42.8

And if he's the best guy to play, then he should play. I know there's a group of people that just want to say on the complete other end of the spectrum, I don't care what it costs. The road is closed. It's time to transition. It's time to move on. I don't want to seem back on the roster. I understand there's people that are willing to pay more of the contract than others.

2:03.0

And there's some that want to move a draft pick to get rid of all the money.

2:06.4

And there's some that want to keep all the draft picks.

2:08.4

And there's some that are willing to play the salary cap game with the contract and, you know,

2:14.1

soften the blow and spread it out over a period of time,

2:16.5

especially now that you've gotten rid of some of your other salary cat debts.

2:21.7

And I would expect that we'll continue with names like Mika Fitzpatrick, who's still here,

2:26.6

and potentially Austin Jackson, who's still here.

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