Taulia Tagovailoa signed with a CFL team after having a couple of tryouts in the NFL
While Tua Tagovailoa continues to wait for his pending contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, his younger brother has signed his first professional career.Taulia Tagovailoa signed Monday with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, three days after the team played its regular season opener .
The Tiger-Cats lost their opener, 32-24, against the Calgary Stampeders in a game when Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell passed for 300 yards.Despite leaving college as the Big Ten's all-time passing yardage leader out of Maryland, Taulia Tagovailoa went undrafted in late April. Taulia had tryouts at rookie minicamp with both the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals, but neither team signed him.
Before starting for Maryland, Taulia began his college career at the University of Alabama where he was teammates with his brother.Tagovailoa is the Big Ten’s all-time leader in passing yards and completion percentage . He also holds various Maryland records including passing yards , passing touchdowns , total touchdowns , completions and multiple single-season records including, completions and passing yards .
Interestingly, he is tied with his new Hamilton head coach, Scott Milanovich, for the most passing touchdowns in a single season in Maryland history.Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of AllDolphins.com and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network .
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