Miami (AFP)
Young American quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, currently leading jersey sales without playing a single NFL game, signed a $ 30.28 million contract with the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him in 5th position, announced Monday the league.
The guaranteed contract for the 22-year-old Samoan player runs for four years, with an option for a fifth season, and includes a signing bonus of $ 19.6 million.
The former NCAA prodigy, who led the Alabama Crimson Tides to university title in 2017, was slated to become the first choice of the draft this year, until a serious hip injury seals him. last university season.
Without even wearing the flocked jersey of the number 1 of his future team, Tagovailoa has already sold a lot since he was selected by the Florida franchise, and that already brings him quite a bit of money.
The blue version (aqua) is at the top of the NFL sales in front of the white version and before the four jerseys, in different colors, of the big star Tom Brady, now hired with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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