The Miami Dolphins will release quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday at the start of the league year, the team announced.
Tagovailoa joined the Dolphins as the fifth overall pick in 2020. His release comes less than two years after Miami signed him to a four-year, $212.4-million extension.
The Dolphins will designate the transaction as a post-June 1 move, spreading his $99-million cap hit over two seasons, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.