Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is looking to score a handsome profit on the sale of his South Florida house.
Tagovailoa is asking $3 million for the five-bedroom lakefront home in the town of Davie, west of Fort Lauderdale, according to the listing on Homes.com. He paid $1.65 million for the home in 2020, Broward County property records show.
It's unclear what the signal caller's next move is. Jonathan Mann and Danny Hertzberg, both of Coldwell Banker, have the listing but did not return phone calls for comment.
Tagovailoa's 5,076-square-foot home, on the market since last weekend, has "soaring ceilings" and designer finishes and sits on nearly an acre, the listing shows. It includes a private movie theater, putting green, heated pool and covered summer kitchen. Annual taxes are more than $39,000, but the homeowner association fees are a more modest $163 a month, according to the listing.
It's no surprise he has a putting green at the house. Reports in recent years indicated he once played golf on a game day and also gave fellow Dolphins quarterbacks golf simulators for Christmas.
Will Tagovailoa continue playing?
The Dolphins drafted Tagovailoa in 2020 with the fifth overall pick out of the University of Alabama, expecting him to be the franchise quarterback the team hasn't had since Dan Marino.
Tua has played well in spurts, signing a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension with the Dolphins before the 2024 season, but he has struggled to stay healthy during his five years in the NFL.
He missed six games last year, including four with a concussion, and the Dolphins couldn't overcome his absence to make the playoffs. Repeated head injuries during his career have led to calls for the quarterback to retire, but he has given no indication he plans to stop.
His property is in the gated Long Lake Ranches development within the Robbins Park neighborhood, according to Homes.com. The development offers tennis, pickleball and basketball courts with access to nature and horseback trails.
Buyers of luxury homes often pay cash. But one who pays the asking price for this home, puts down 20% and takes out a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 6.62% would pay more than $15,300 a month in principal and interest, according to Homes.com data.