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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa says he wants to play football in Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTua Tagovailoa, the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, says it would be “sick” to play a football game in Jerusalem.
The US National Football League star makes the comments at a postgame conference following the Dolphins’ victory over the Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain. The NFL has hosted a series of games in international venues to boost the league’s global profile.
When asked where he’d like to play next, Tagovailoa first names his home US state of Hawaii. The he muses about other locations.
“Shoot, it’d be pretty cool to go play in Jerusalem,” he says. “I don’t know, that’d be sick.”
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American football doesn’t have an extensive presence in Israel, though Robert Kraft, a leading Jewish philanthropist who owns the New England Patriots, has made efforts to promote the sport in Jerusalem.
The Times of Israel Community.