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Tua Buys Special Mother's Day Gift

Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a big surprise in store for his mom on Mother's Day

Alain Poupart

The very first question Tua Tagovailoa was asked during his media session at the 2020 scouting combine was about his main motivation for having made it to that point in football.

“I think the motivation for me getting this far is my family," Tua said. "That’s really all it’s been about for me throughout this process is being able to make my family proud but also to be able to change their lives.”

It clearly wasn't just talk. The Dolphins rookie quarterback marked Mother's Day with a big surprise for his mom: a brand new SUV.

Tagovailoa brought his mother, Diane, outside their house Sunday to show the black Cadillac Escalade with a large pink bow on the windshield.

"I know you wanted something where you would be able to carry everyone," Tua told his mother.

"This is mine?" Diane replied.

After answering yes, Tua pointed toward the car and told his mom, "So, go, you can try your new ride out."

The Dolphins made Tagovailoa the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft on April 23 and, though, Tua hasn't signed his rookie contract yet, he's in line to get a four-year contract worth $30.3 million with a $19.1 million signing bonus based on the rookie wage scale.

Tagovailoa already has signed several endorsement deals, including with adidas and Verizon.

Tua was flanked by his mother and father, Galu, are the family home in Hawaii when the Dolphins drafted him a little less than three weeks ago. Tua's entire family moved to Alabama to be with him after he joined the Crimson Tide.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins 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 (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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