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Tua Tagovailoa defends himself against ‘injury-prone’ label: ‘I’m not playing badminton’
By Adam Spencer
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Former Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa spent parts of the last 2 seasons dealing with significant injuries.
As the 2020 NFL Draft quickly approaches, teams understandably have concerns about his injury history. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams aren’t able to test Tagovailoa as much as they’d like.
Tagovailoa joined former Alabama OC (and current Maryland coach) Mike Locksley’s Instagram Live show this week and defended himself against allegations of being “injury-prone” (via AL.com):
“I’m not playing badminton,” Tagovailoa said. “I’m not on the swim team. This is a physical sport. You’re gonna get hurt. That just comes with it. It’s just very unfortunate I got hurt each season. It’s a part of the game. It’s a contact sport. I can only control what I can control. I can’t control that.”
As far as where he goes in the draft, Tagovailoa says he’s not picky. He said he’ll try to make an impact for whatever team selects him:
“I’ll play for whoever takes me,” he said when asked if he preferred a particular landing spot in the draft. “I just want to play, man. It doesn’t matter what organization I go to, man. I just want to play. I look forward to playing under any organization that is willing to take a chance on me.”
The first round of the 2020 draft is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, so we don’t have to wait too much longer to see where the former Alabama star goes.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
