Quinn Ewers started Miami's final three games of last season instead of Tua Tagovailoa
The Miami Dolphins are to release quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, which will cost them a record dead cap hit of $99.2m (£74.2m).
The 28-year-old has been the Dolphins' starting quarterback since 2020, when they drafted him with the fifth overall pick.
He earned a four-year contract extension in 2024 worth $212.4m (£158.9m) and releasing him just two years into that deal will cost Miami the NFL's highest-ever amount in dead money towards their salary cap.
It will surpass the previous record of $85m (£63.6m) when the Denver Broncos let Russell Wilson leave in 2024.
