‘So soft’ – Patrick Mahomes’ stunned response to Tua Tagovailoa asking for his jersey had NFL fans saying same thing
The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Miami Dolphins in a one-sided AFC Wild Card matchup in 2023. Andy Reid’s team beat the Dolphins 26-7 in freezing temperatures — the fourth coldest in NFL history — at Arrowhead Stadium to advance to the divisional round of last season’s NFL playoffs. Mahomes and the Chiefs completely outplayed Tua and the DolphinsGetty Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a disappointing evening, completing just 20 of his 39 throws for 199 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, completed 23 of his 41 pass attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown. The two signal callers met at midfield after the game to shake hands and NFL mics picked up the exchange. “Hey, hell of a season, dog,” Mahomes said to Tagovailoa as he shook his hand. After that, Tua appeared to ask Mahomes for his jersey in footage that has recently resurfaced. However, the Chiefs star responded saying he’d already promised another Miami player his game-worn jersey, but that he’d send Tua another one in the mail. Fans caught wind of the interaction on social media and argued it was a ‘soft’ look for Tua after being utterly outplayed. “After the L, Tua asks Mahomes for his jersey and he says I’ll mail you one. this is worst than any of his throws. Dolphins gotta move on,” one fan said. The QB’s showed their mutual respect after the gameX@NFL Mahomes told Tua he’d send him a jersey in the mailX@NFL “Tua should go to fanatics.com for an authentic mahomes jersey,” another joked. “Lmfao Tua gets blown out in a playoff game and his first response is to ask the opposing QB for his jersey. No competitiveness, no fire, kid is so soft,” a second said. “Im done with Tua’s soft a**,” added another. “Marino would never,” a fourth commented. “Yeah there’s something missing from pro sports,” a fifth weighed in with. “It’s undeniable. Everybody wants to be friends, “show respect “ whatever that is. It’s pretty lame to see guys act like losing is no big deal and the guy that just beat me is my bro, and all that. I prefer when they don’t shake hands.” Tua and the Dolphins also played against Mahomes and the Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany, last seasonReuters Tagovailoa actually led the NFL in passing yards in the regular season last year with 4,624. He was also tied for fifth in passing touchdowns with 29, and finished third in completion percentage (69.3 per cent). However, the 26-year-old came up short in another big game, adding to the notion that he’s simply not cut out for prime time. Counting the Chiefs loss, the Dolphins went 1-6 vs playoff teams last season. This season was even worse for the Dolphins, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 32-20 loss to the New York Jets in Week 18. Miami finished with an 8-9 record in 2024. Superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill also had a massively down year from 2023, falling 41 yards shy of his fifth straight 1,000-yard receiving season and telling reporters he wants out. Tua also had a disappointing — and scary — year personally, spending five weeks on injured reserve after suffering the third concussion of his NFL career on September 12 against the Bills, prompting some to call for him to retire. Tua left the field with concussions after his collision with Bills safety Demar HamlinGetty Mahomes and the Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl in 2024 and are bidding for a historic three-peatGetty The Dolphins man returned to the lineup at the end of the October for the 28-27 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Tua finished the season with 2,867 passing yards, 19 TDs, seven INTs, and a 101.4 passer rating. The Chiefs, meanwhile, continued their dominance after dumping the Dolphins out of the playoffs in last season’s wild-card round. Andy Reid’s team beat the Buffalo Bills 27-24 to advance to face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game. Mahomes marched into Baltimore and guided Kansas City to a 17-10 win to set up a Super Bowl rematch against the San Francisco 49ers, who they beat 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV in 2020. The Chiefs ultimately won last season’s big game, triumphing in overtime, 25-22, to go back-to-back as Super Bowl champions. This season they are in the midst of run at the Super Bowl three-peat, a feat which has never been done before. The Chiefs finished the regular season with a 15-2 record, good enough for the AFC’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The next time they play will be in the divisional round against either the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, or Denver Broncos.
The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Miami Dolphins in a one-sided AFC Wild Card matchup in 2023.
Andy Reid’s team beat the Dolphins 26-7 in freezing temperatures — the fourth coldest in NFL history — at Arrowhead Stadium to advance to the divisional round of last season’s NFL playoffs.
Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a disappointing evening, completing just 20 of his 39 throws for 199 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, completed 23 of his 41 pass attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown.
The two signal callers met at midfield after the game to shake hands and NFL mics picked up the exchange.
“Hey, hell of a season, dog,” Mahomes said to Tagovailoa as he shook his hand.
After that, Tua appeared to ask Mahomes for his jersey in footage that has recently resurfaced.
However, the Chiefs star responded saying he’d already promised another Miami player his game-worn jersey, but that he’d send Tua another one in the mail.
Fans caught wind of the interaction on social media and argued it was a ‘soft’ look for Tua after being utterly outplayed.
“After the L, Tua asks Mahomes for his jersey and he says I’ll mail you one. this is worst than any of his throws. Dolphins gotta move on,” one fan said.
“Tua should go to fanatics.com for an authentic mahomes jersey,” another joked.
“Lmfao Tua gets blown out in a playoff game and his first response is to ask the opposing QB for his jersey. No competitiveness, no fire, kid is so soft,” a second said.
“Im done with Tua’s soft a**,” added another.
“Marino would never,” a fourth commented.
“Yeah there’s something missing from pro sports,” a fifth weighed in with.
“It’s undeniable. Everybody wants to be friends, “show respect “ whatever that is. It’s pretty lame to see guys act like losing is no big deal and the guy that just beat me is my bro, and all that. I prefer when they don’t shake hands.”
Tagovailoa actually led the NFL in passing yards in the regular season last year with 4,624. He was also tied for fifth in passing touchdowns with 29, and finished third in completion percentage (69.3 per cent).
However, the 26-year-old came up short in another big game, adding to the notion that he’s simply not cut out for prime time.
Counting the Chiefs loss, the Dolphins went 1-6 vs playoff teams last season.
This season was even worse for the Dolphins, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 32-20 loss to the New York Jets in Week 18.
Miami finished with an 8-9 record in 2024. Superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill also had a massively down year from 2023, falling 41 yards shy of his fifth straight 1,000-yard receiving season and telling reporters he wants out.
Tua also had a disappointing — and scary — year personally, spending five weeks on injured reserve after suffering the third concussion of his NFL career on September 12 against the Bills, prompting some to call for him to retire.
The Dolphins man returned to the lineup at the end of the October for the 28-27 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Tua finished the season with 2,867 passing yards, 19 TDs, seven INTs, and a 101.4 passer rating.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, continued their dominance after dumping the Dolphins out of the playoffs in last season’s wild-card round.
Andy Reid’s team beat the Buffalo Bills 27-24 to advance to face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game. Mahomes marched into Baltimore and guided Kansas City to a 17-10 win to set up a Super Bowl rematch against the San Francisco 49ers, who they beat 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
The Chiefs ultimately won last season’s big game, triumphing in overtime, 25-22, to go back-to-back as Super Bowl champions.
This season they are in the midst of run at the Super Bowl three-peat, a feat which has never been done before.
The Chiefs finished the regular season with a 15-2 record, good enough for the AFC’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The next time they play will be in the divisional round against either the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, or Denver Broncos.
