Tua got this music star’s attention after playing a guitar during ‘Monday Night Football’
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made an appearance on the “ManningCast” broadcast of “Monday Night Football.”
And while the Jacksonville Jaguars faced the Cincinnati Bengals, a matchup whose outcome gave the Dolphins the No. 1 spot in the AFC, Tagovailoa spoke with former NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning.
The fourth-year player broke out a guitar at one point, playing renditions of “Tears In Heaven” by Eric Clapton, as well as “Sweet Home Alabama.”
. @Tua started playing guitar on the ManningCast pic.twitter.com/JSvShxpDGZ
— ESPN (@espn) December 5, 2023
The musical showcase caught the attention of one of country music’s biggest stars, Darius Rucker, who is also a huge Dolphins fan. Late Monday night, the Grammy Award-winning star responded to a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) saying that he and Tagovailoa needed to get in the studio for a “jam session.”
“I’m in,” wrote Rucker, who on Monday was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Tagovailoa, 25, has played the guitar for several years and even played the ukulele during a pre-game interview with former Dolphin Ryan Fitzpatrick ahead of a “Thursday Night Football” game in the 2022 season.
"I've been called the songbird of my generation by people who've heard me." - Ryan Fitzpatrick to @Tua pic.twitter.com/vUn1GHhrVK
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) September 29, 2022
