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Tua Ready to Team Up with Barkley

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be facing off against New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley ... for a good cause
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Tua Ready to Team Up with Barkley
Tua Ready to Team Up with Barkley

Tua Tagovailoa will be going head-to-head against New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley next week, all in the name of helping out. Meanwhile, Tua continues to look good in his recovery from his hip injury.

A 21-second video from the Instagram feed of Andrew Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama, shows Tagovailoa moving seamlessly through a ladder drill.

Tagovailoa will take a break from his conditioning work Tuesday, May 26 and 8 p.m. when he and Barkley will play against each other in EA Sports Madden NFL 20 as part of the Verizon Pay It Forward Live series. 

The event will stream live on Twitter @Verizon, Twitch, Yahoo, Verizon’s Facebook page, and Fios Channel 501. The event will be available on Verizon’s platforms for one week following the live stream.

Through the series, Verizon will donate $10 each time viewers use #PayItForwardLive and tag their favorite small businesses to unlock up to $2.5 million to support the COVID-19 relief efforts of the LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation).

“Local businesses are very important to me and my family and now more than ever they really need our support,” Tagovailoa said in the press release announcing the event. “I’m excited to team up with Verizon and Saquon to not only help out, but to bring some football to people’s homes!”

While they play Madden, Barkley and Tagovailoa will share and support their favorite local businesses, engage with fans, and create small-business-themed in-game experiences — all while encouraging viewers to visit Verizon.com/PayItForwardLive to do what they can to support local businesses by shopping online, buying a gift card or ordering a meal.

“I’m excited to join Verizon’s Pay It Forward Live and highlight some of my favorite small businesses,” said Barkley, the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. “Tua and I will have some fun as we support a great cause.”

Related: Tua draft night bobblehead now available for sale

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Alain Poupart has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989. You can follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/apoupartFins)

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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