The Miami Dolphins entered the 2025 NFL season carrying heavy pressure after failing to make a deep playoff run with Mike McDaniel as head coach and Tua Tagovailoa as the starting quarterback. The experiment failed again.

The Miami Dolphins are preparing to part ways with Tua Tagovailoa this offseason after benching the quarterback ahead of Week 16, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Dolphins plan to part with Tua Tagovailoa in 2026 and they hope to do it with a trade, according to Ian Rapoport.

Cincinnati isn’t moving on from Burrow anytime soon while Miami now faces a major decision on Tagovailoa, one that includes facing a potential $99 million dead money charge — Miami can lost Tagovailoa as a post-June 1 cut and spread the cap hit over two years, $67.4 million in 2026 and $31.8 million in 2027.

Tua Tagovailoa’s future with the Miami Dolphins has taken another public hit, and this time it did not come from a coach or an NFL insider. After the Dolphins decided to bench their starting quarterback,

Tua Tagovailoa was demoted to third-string quarterback because the Miami Dolphins want to get a look at Quinn Ewers in the remaining three games of the season.

Tua Time’s Up: The Dolphins are benching QB Tua Tagovailoa and will start rookie Quinn Ewers on Sunday, sources tell The Insiders. Tagovailoa is due $54 million fully guaranteed in 2026. But his future in Miami is now clearly up in the air. pic.twitter.com/ZzO3gnlouS

Miami Dolphins provide future update on Tua Tagovailoa amid speculation over a potential fit with the Minnesota Vikings.