{"id":294702,"date":"2023-10-19T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294702"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:25:21","slug":"dolphins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-downplays-week-7-matchup-with-ex-alabama-teammate-jalen-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/dolphins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-downplays-week-7-matchup-with-ex-alabama-teammate-jalen-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa downplays Week 7 matchup with ex-Alabama teammate Jalen Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts will meet on an NFL field on Sunday night as opponents — and as former teammates.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins and Eagles quarterbacks’ stories are forever intertwined. But judging by Tagovailoa’s responses to questions regarding Hurts prior to their Week 7 showdown in Philadelphia — which some see as a potential Super Bowl LVIII preview — it’s all business for the former Alabama stars.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I think in competition mode, it’s one of those things where I know where he’s at with his play, he knows where I’m at with my play,” Tagovailoa said on Wednesday. “We’ll probably see each other before the game to wish each other luck, but at the end of the day, we’re both trying to help our teams win. And I know that he’s doing all that he can to help his offense be successful against our defense and I’m doing the exact same, trying to work hard to do the exact same to their defense.<\/p>\n

“I got a lot of respect for Jalen. He’s been a great competitor since I got there to Alabama. He’s been a special player since I’ve been there, and he’s been a special player throughout his entire college career. So I know it’ll be a good game and I don’t think of it as a Super Bowl preview or anything like that. I just think that this is another team that we’re preparing for and in order for us to get to where we want to go to, we’ve got to play this game.”<\/p>\n

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