Tyreek Hill laughed at Tua Tagovailoa’s recent physical transformation.
Tagovailoa attended the Dolphins’ OTAs this offseason looking significantly slimmer than his size at the end of last season.
“I was kind of intimidated when I saw Tua at the Pro Bowl, he looked so fat… he’s lost so much weight and people are like, what’s Ozempic doing?” Hill told reporters on Tuesday.
Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle spoke fondly of Tagovailoa’s old physique.
“I told him I miss chubby Tua,” Waddle said. NFL Network reported:.
Tagovailoa, meanwhile, said he achieved his weight loss the old-fashioned way.
“Diet and exercise,” and limiting carbohydrates, the quarterback said. The Palm Beach Post reported.
“I feel better,” Tagovailoa added. “I’m quicker on my feet, more agile. I’m able to make plays longer.”
FS1 host Colin Cowherd thought Tagovailoa’s weight loss might be more of a liability than an asset.
“I saw Tua Tagovailoa show up to a promotional event this weekend and he was noticeably skinny. He’s listed as 225 pounds but he looked more like 200. And he’s a pocket quarterback … I’m a little concerned,” Cowherd said earlier this week.
“He was really skinny. Tom Brady lost weight when he retired, which I understand, but Tom was a quarterback, so I think he stayed at that weight. Appearance matters, and that’s what I’m concerned about. There’s never been a great quarterback in the history of the league who was skinny. Mannings wasn’t, Favre wasn’t. Brady was 230 pounds, Big Ben, Elway…Do you think Aaron Rodgers is skinny? I’m 6’1” and a half, I weigh about 195 pounds…
“Aaron Rodgers is 6-foot-1-1/2 and weighs 225 pounds. Aaron is 30 pounds heavier than me, and I’m not that skinny. I want my quarterback to be like furniture, big and hard to move. Tua is not a super-athletic quarterback who wants to go fast. He’s not as agile, he’s not as big, he doesn’t have the arm strength.”
