Tua Tagovailoa has become a role model, fan favorite and a household name in the state of Alabama, and throughout the country. When he suffered a season-ending injury last year against Mississippi State, many worried Tagovailoa’s playing days were over. But Tagovailoa’s playing days are nowhere near over. In fact, he’s just getting started.

Leading into the draft, many wondered where Tagovailoa would end up. Prior to his season-ending injury, he was a favorite to win the Heisman and projected as the draft’s first pick. After his injury, questions and concerns plagued Tagovailoa. Would he be ready this fall? Is he really 100%?

But as we came to find out on Thursday night, the Miami Dolphins were willing to take the “risk” on drafting Tagovailoa with the fifth pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Tagovailoa was one of the few players who dressed up for the draft. Many other players chose to wear more “comfortable” clothes, but Tagovailoa stood out in his fancy suit. There is a story behind his custom suit, and it’s quite the heartwarming story.

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Tua Tagovailoa, front center, holds up a phone during the NFL football draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. The Miami Dolphins selected Tagovailoa with the fifth pick. (NFL via AP)

“Tagovailoa’s suit came from Richards Bespoke in Nashville, where he was working out ahead of the draft. He visited the shop with his family in January and picked out the pattern with owner Stephen Richards Jr. They found a lining with elephants and palm trees that seemed perfect for a kid from Hawaii who played for Bama, and decided to use it for the back of the vest. When Richards told him they could do a custom lining with photos of his grandparents, Tagovailoa “ate that up immediately,” says Richards. “He looks at me and he kind of says, Be quiet. He started whispering to me because everybody downstairs could hear us. He wanted it to be a surprise to his parents.””

But not everyone realized the best part: the lining is pictures of his grandparents.

Family is a big priority for Tagovailoa, so the suit was the perfect fit, pun intended, for such an occasion.

For the season, Tagovailoa threw for 2,840 yards, 33 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

In his career at Alabama, Tagovailoa racked up 7,442 yards passing, 87 TDs and 11 INTs.

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