Tua: Appointment to sports council 'an honor'
Marcel Louis-Jacques
created: Aug. 6, 2025, 3:44 p.m. | updated: Aug. 6, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Open Extended ReactionsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa called his appointment to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition "an honor" Wednesday, although he is still figuring out exactly what it means.
Tua Tagovailoa discussed his appointment to the President's Council on Sports, as well as President Donald Trump's pronunciation of his last name during the announcement.
He named Tagovailoa as a council member along with San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
During the news conference in which he announced the council, Trump mispronounced Tagovailoa's last name before calling him a "great guy" and urging him to stay healthy.
"I don't think he's had the worst -- I heard a couple worse at Alabama.
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