HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii-born NFL quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota will face off against each other for the first time ever.
The Miami Dolphins take on the Washington Commanders this Sunday in Spain.
It’s believed to be the first time two QBs from the same Hawaii high school will play against each other.
The two St. Louis alums are five years apart.
“For us, Tua and myself, we grew up in the middle of the Pacific, far away from here,” Mariota said in a press conference. “The fact of the matter is, we get a chance to be a part of this game is very special, and I don’t take that for granted at all.”
“I was a big fan of him, still am, just of the person that he is outside of the player,” Tagovailoa said. “Just happy for his success. I know he’s been going through ebbs and flows throughout years and teams, but if you get to know the kind of person he is, the playing and whatnot is second.”
Kick off in Madrid is set for 4:30 a.m. Hawaii time on the NFL Network.
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