""I think it's a really cool opportunity for a lot of the kids back home in Hawaii and a lot of the kids in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, wherever they are within the Pacific, to be able to see two Polynesian quarterbacks go at it," Tagovailoa said Wednesday after the Dolphins kicked off their week of practice abroad at Madrid's Estadio Metropolitano. "Then, it's also cool to see everything come full circle with me being able to look up to Marcus to having a chance to play against him.""
""I was a big fan of him, still am, just of the person that he is outside of the player," Tagovailoa said. "Just happy for his success. I know he's been going through ebbs and flows throughout years and teams, but if you get to know the kind of person he is, I think the playing and whatnot is second.""
Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota, both born in Hawaii and alumni of Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, will meet as starting quarterbacks when the Miami Dolphins play the Washington Commanders in Madrid. The game is the NFL's first contest in Spain and kicks off at 9:30 a.m. local time at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Tagovailoa grew up admiring Mariota and kept a poster of him; Mariota returned home often to mentor younger players. Mariota won the 2014 Heisman Trophy and mentored Tagovailoa as Tagovailoa advanced to play at Alabama. Both teams enter the matchup with 3-7 records.
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