He is the second quarterback off the board.
After the Cincinnati Bengals took Joe Burrow at No. 1 overall, the Miami Dolphins drafted Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 5 pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
The native Hawaiian becomes the first signal caller of the Nick Saban era for the Crimson Tide to be selected in the first round. He helped the program to a national championship and finished his career as the school’s all-time leader for touchdown passes (87) and total scores (96).
It has not had much to cheer about since Dan Marino retired before the 2000 season, but Miami now has a game changer it can build around.
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