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Tua Tagovailoa described former HC Brian Flores’s style in blunt terms, called him a ‘terrible person’

Tua Tagovailoa’s negative view of Brian Flores: While former Patriots defensive assistant coach Brian Flores earned the “respect” of New England players during his tenure with the team, one of his players from his time as head coach of the Miami Dolphins has a very different view.

Tua Tagovailoa, who the Dolphins selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft (heading into Flores’s second season with Miami), recently opened up about the negative coaching style he says his ex-coach employed.

Asked to explain the difference between the management styles of Flores and current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, Tagovailoa was blunt during a recent interview with the “Dan Le Batard Show.