Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
After the Miami Dolphins picked up his fifth-year option in March 2023, Tua admitted to reporters that he considered retiring following his injury-plagued 2022 season.
He mentioned this consideration was influenced by the many wonderful things waiting for him at home.
“Never one to put my private life out there. But this one deserved a post,” Tua wrote on July 17, 2023, sharing a special moment with his love Annah Tagovailoa. “Happy 1 Year Anniversary to my beautiful wife. I love you.”
In a rare glimpse into his off-field life, Tua expressed gratitude for his wife and their new baby (son Ace, born in August 2022, made his public debut at the Tua Foundation luau benefit the following April).
“It’s very unique how having a child impacts how you see things differently in life. It’s like nothing that I’ve experienced,” Tua said. “There’s no playbook for this because everyone’s experience is different, whether you’re having a boy first or a girl.”
That being said, he added, “I thank my heavenly Father up above that I got a boy first. Oh, man. I don’t know what I’d do if I had a girl. It’d be a little harder, I think, because I wouldn’t know what to do necessarily.”
Tua and Anna have since welcomed daughter Maisey.
