Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel offered up a rather unconvincing response to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa publicly calling out teammates for a lack of professionalism.
McDaniel suggested that Tagovailoa’s comments about missed meetings were player-only meetings that did not fall under his purview. He suggested there was nothing wrong with Tagovailoa’s public comments, but essentially washed his hands of the situation.
“Player-led meetings are extra things outside of what I demand,” McDaniel said. “We’ve been very accountable to me. It sounds like there was something on his mind with regard to specific meetings with a couple of individuals that he was trying to get corrected by direct communication.
“Clearly, he’s sending a message. From my standpoint, everything I’ve asked of t