It will be a new chapter starting this upcoming season for former Alabama Crimson Tide superstar quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

With the Miami Dolphins beginning a rebuild under a new head coach and general manager, they made the decision at the start of this week to release the quarterback and eat the remaining salary on his contract, which will cost them approximately $100 million over the next two seasons.

Tagovailoa quickly landed on a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons, which will pay him the league minimum, but he will still make more than $50 million this season from the Dolphins.

It’s been a rough go of it for Tagovailoa over the last couple of years, with injuries and poor play derailing his career as things bottomed out for Miami this past season.

Now, he gets a chance to reset his career and potentially battle for the starting job in Atlanta with Michael Penix Jr., who suffered a torn ACL near the end of last season.

Tagovailoa is most remembered at Alabama for coming into the national title game in 2018 as a true freshman and leading a comeback victory over Georgia, capped off by one of the most iconic plays in college football history with his bomb to DeVonta Smith on 2nd and 26 to secure the walk-off victory.

Across the next two seasons, he would rack up nearly 7,500 passing yards and 87 touchdowns, becoming the all-time program leader in passing scores. Eventually selected 5th overall by the Dolphins back in 2020, Tagovailoa has experienced serious highs and lows throughout his career.

With a fresh start back in the South, perhaps he can find his way once again and be able to get his career back on track.