Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggled in 2025, completing 67.7% of his passes for 2,660 yards, 20 touchdowns and a career-high 15 interceptions while leading the team to a 6-8 record in 14 starts.

Miami benched Tagovailoa, replacing him with Quinn Ewers, for the final two games of the season, and now the team is considering replacing the $212 million quarterback permanently.

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If the Dolphins end up releasing Tagovailoa, which would likely create a $67.4 million dead cap hit in 2026 as a post-June 1 cut, ESPN’s Adam Schefter has one team the former first-round pick should consider signing with.

“If I were a guy like Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa, Green Bay would be appealing to me,” Schefter said on “Jen, Gabe and Chewy” this week. “You’re with a good organization and a good system, with good, talented players. You take a year to reset yourself, decompress, learn and see things from a different perspective. There are worse places to wind up than Green Bay for one of those guys.

“Again, I’m sure those guys are going to want to play and start, and that’s not the case in Green Bay. But if they can’t get that opportunity, then you would think a place like Green Bay would be very attractive to a lot of these guys.”

As Schefter notes, the Packers already have Jordan Love as a starting quarterback, and he’s locked in for the next three seasons. However, we’re seeing how success in a backup role in Green Bay goes this offseason.

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Malik Willis completed 85.7% of his passes for 422 yards and three touchdowns in four games for the Packers this season, and there are rumors that he’s going to receive over $20 million in free agency.

Tagovailoa could take a year as Love’s backup, and if he has success in any opportunities, he could hit the market again the following year and find a team that’s willing to pay him.

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This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Adam Schefter picks ‘appealing’ landing spot for Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa