Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa came to practice sporting a very different and slimmed-down look, one that caught the eye of teammate Tyreek Hill.
Tagovailoa looked noticeably slimmer as he arrived at the team’s mandatory minicamp, telling reporters that he instituted a diet and exercise regimen this offseason and cut back on sugars. While the Dolphins quarterback didn’t put a number to his weight loss, his new look made quite an impression on Hill.
Tyreek Hill Jokes About Tua’s Weight Loss
Hill offered a bit of light-hearted criticism about Tagovailoa’s previous weight, noting that his teammate put on some pounds during last season. Hill also joked about what might be behind the latest weight loss.
“I ain’t going to lie: When I saw Tua at the Pro Bowl, I was kind of scared,” Hill said on June 4. “Dude was fat as (expletive). He was fat. He was chubby. I was like, ‘Hold on, bro. Hold on, bro. Ryan Clark said you were kind of thick. He wasn’t lying.’ But seeing him now and where he’s come from and how skinny he’s gotten – what’s that stuff everybody is taking? Ozempic? He had to be taking that, I don’t know.”
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Fellow receiver Jaylen Waddle had a bit of a different reaction, saying he liked Tua more when he had more meat on his bones.
“I told him I missed chubby Tua, man,” Waddle said on Tuesday. “I miss chubby Tua, man. I ain’t going to lie, I didn’t like when I saw him. I told him, ‘I’m not (expletive) with it.’ I told him straight up: ‘I’m not (expletive) with it. Eat some more or something, man.’ “