INDIANAPOLIS — For now, all Tua Tagovailoa can do is wait. And so, too, must NFL teams.
The Alabama quarterback is still two weeks removed from from being able to showcase his skills on a football field again — and to prove that the hip dislocation he suffered in November was merely a setback and not a debilitating, career-altering injury.
Tagovailoa arrived at the NFL scouting combine fully aware that his football acumen and temperament would be his biggest selling points throughout the week. And he used his time at the podium Tuesday to show that he can adeptly handle controversy — real or imagined.