"Tagovailoa is making more than Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, Jayden Daniels," Newton said. "Am I pocket watching? No, I'm putting things into perspective here ... In this case, it should be more money, more expectations. When I see Tua Tagovailoa over this year, alone, I've heard him more than I ever had. That's not to say you can't talk, I like quiet Tua. Alabama Tua. Chip on your shoulder Tua. Not, 'is somebody going to come in and watch film.' "What you're being paid, what you're asked to do, what you have the capability of -- from one quarterback to the another, I look at the situation like come on dawg. Especially when you've got a Ferrari and a Lamborghini and other amenities that other quarterbacks wish they had."
Entering his second year, the former sixth-round pick Washington has been one of Tagovailoa's top receivers this summer, with Tyreek Hill missing the past three weeks of practice with an oblique injury. After Miami's preseason finale, during which he scored an impressive 25-yard touchdown, Washington said the chemistry he's built with Tagovailoa is the result of a deliberate effort on his part.
"My experience with him, the mental side is an extreme strength of his. Knowing where he needs to be, terminology, that for him is always just something that comes very natural to him because he's used to having to line up everywhere, especially at the Raiders."
