The message reached Mike McDaniel from Steve Young in early spring, 2022.
When you coach Tua Tagovailoa, make sure he feels his left-handedness is an advantage, not a flaw or annoyance.
In 2005, Young became the first left-handed quarterback selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is one of only 33 to have ever played in the NFL. Tagovailoa became No. 32 in 2020 when the Miami Dolphins drafted him fifth overall.
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When McDaniel took over as Miami’s head coach two years later, he’d never considered what it would be like to coach a lefty — but he did know that Tagovailoa’s overall confidence was shot. The quarterback later
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