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Another Marketing Deal for Tua

Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announced another deal as his jersey continues to be among the best sellers

Alain Poupart

Tua continues to sell.

The rookie Dolphins quarterback announced his latest marketing deal Saturday: exclusive memorabilia with Fanatics.

This comes after Tagovailoa's previously announced deals with Gillette, Muscle Milk, Bose, Verizon and Wingstop.

Tagovailoa no longer has the top-selling NFL jersey, having been overtaken by Aaron Donald now that the Rams' new uniforms have been unveiled, but all variations of his Dolphins jersey are among the best sellers.

That includes the Tua throwback jersey, which has only recently been released.

All of this is not surprising given Tagovailoa's immense popularity, which we chronicled earlier in the week.

There was additional Tagovailoa news Friday when his brother Taulia announced he was transferring to the University of Maryland.

There was some thought that Taulia, who appeared in five games as a true freshman for Alabama last season, could follow Tua down to South Florida. But instead he chose to be reunited with his former offensive coordinator Mike Locksley at Alabama, who became Maryland head coach in 2019.

Back to Tua, Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson spoke to The Associated Press this week and indicated he got a text from the new Dolphins quarterback shortly after Miami made Tagovailoa the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

"He hit me up right after he got drafted saying how excited he was to get down here and be part of the team," Wilson told AP. 

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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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