Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has sold his South Florida house for $2.6 million, $400,000 less than he was asking.
The deal closed Thursday, according to the listing on Homes.com. The NFL Pro Bowler closed the sale on the eve of Dolphins training camp that precedes an important regular season for Tagovailoa as he seeks to stay healthy and justify the four-year, $212.4 million contract extension he signed before the 2024 season.
Tagovailoa paid $1.65 million for the home in 2020, Broward County property records show. The county has not yet recorded this most recent sale, including the buyer's name. There is no word yet on whether the quarterback bought another home in the region.
Jonathan Mann and Danny Hertzberg, both of Coldwell Banker, had the listing. Reached Sunday, Mann said the agents have no comment on the sale.
The five-bedroom, 5,076-square-foot lakefront home is in the town of Davie, west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The house, on the market since April, sits on nearly an acre in the gated Long Lake Ranches development in the Robbins Park neighborhood, the listing shows. The house includes a private movie theater, putting green, heated pool and covered summer kitchen.
Tagovailoa is entering his sixth NFL season, dogged by a lingering injury-prone reputation. Last season alone, he missed six games with a concussion and a hip injury. He has suffered repeated head blows that have led to calls for him to retire, but he said he plans to keep playing.
The Dolphins missed the playoffs last season, in large part because of Tagovailoa's extended absence. The team hasn't won a postseason game since 2000, the longest drought in the league.
Analysts say another season without a playoff win could cause owner Stephen Ross to fire head coach Mike McDaniel and General Manager Chris Grier, and that might put Tagovailoa's future with the franchise in doubt.