{"id":28715,"date":"2023-09-21T14:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=28715"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:35:38","slug":"dolphins-quarterback-tua-tagovailoa-praises-god-after-recent-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/09\/dolphins-quarterback-tua-tagovailoa-praises-god-after-recent-win.html","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa Praises God After Recent Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28730\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/09\/Tua-Tagovailoa_credit-April-Visuals-Shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28730\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/09\/Tua-Tagovailoa_credit-April-Visuals-Shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April Visuals \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa recently gave all the glory to God after his team&#8217;s win against the Los Angeles Chargers. \u201cFirst and foremost, I\u2019d just like to give all the glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,\u201d Tagovailoa\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sports_Spectrum\/status\/1701234099740987880?ref_src=twsrc%255Etfw%257Ctwcamp%255Etweetembed%257Ctwterm%255E1701234099740987880%257Ctwgr%255Eccb45479248c1a216db3b37834fa3307cc85cc6f%257Ctwcon%255Es1_&amp;ref_url=https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/sport\/football\/2023\/09\/14\/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-nfl-glory-christ\/\">said<\/a> in an interview with CBS Sports. \u201cWithout Him, nothing is possible for me.\u201d After one week of the regular football season, Tagovailoa threw for a total of 466 yards with 28 completions, which earned him the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. The Miami Dolphins took to Instagram to shoutout Tua on his accomplishments over the past week with the caption. &#8220;Uce popped off in Week 1. Congrats\u00a0@tuaman on being named AFC Offensive Player of the Week!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Say what???&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tua could not believe his yardage total from today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDolphins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiamiDolphins<\/a> win ?<\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Melanie_Collins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Melanie_Collins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcsyVuEpFi\">pic.twitter.com\/zcsyVuEpFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL on CBS ? (@NFLonCBS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS\/status\/1701044813452177873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last season, the young quarterback suffered two major concussions that could have ended his career. Last spring, Tagovailoa admitted in an interview that he considered retirement after his injuries. \u201cI considered it for a time, having sat down with my family, having sat down with my wife and having those kind of conversations, but it will be hard for me to walk away from this game with how old I am,\u201d the 25-year-old told reporters. \u201cI always dreamed of playing as long as I could to where my son knew exactly what he was watching his dad do. It\u2019s my health. It\u2019s my body. I feel like this is what\u2019s best for me and my family. I love the game of football, if I didn\u2019t, I would have quit a long time [ago].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tagovailoa has previously spoken about his Christian faith. In 2019, Tua spoke about his faith and relationship with Jesus in an interview with CBN News. \u201cThe greatest gift that God could\u2019ve ever given us was His Son,\u201d he expressed. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a matter of hearing what Jesus Christ is. It\u2019s a matter of getting to know who Jesus Christ is \u2014 to really understand and really feel the identity of who you are because of things that He\u2019s done.\u201d He added, \u201cAnd I\u2019d say you can only find your identity through Him, if you know Him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa recently gave all the glory to God after his team&#8217;s win against the Los Angeles Chargers. \u201cFirst and foremost, I\u2019d just like to give all the glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,\u201d Tagovailoa\u00a0said in an interview with CBS Sports. \u201cWithout Him, nothing is possible for me.\u201d After 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