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Tua Tagovailoa Smokescreen Explained by Dolphins GM Chris Grier

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Most of the predraft buzz regarding the Miami Dolphins was that the team preferred Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert over Alabama signal-caller Tua Tagovailoa. That turned out to be a smokescreen, however, with the Dolphins taking Tagovailoa at No. 5 overall.

Miami general manager Chris Grier told SI.com's Albert Breer that very few people within the organization knew his intentions and that he explored multiple scenarios, including trading up in the draft, but Tagovailoa was his target:

“If Tua was there, we were going to take him. .