Dolphins' Mike McDaniel criticizes Tua Tagovailoa for publicly calling out teammates: 'That's not the forum'

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel initially liked that his quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was keeping his teammates accountable But one day after yet another Dolphins loss McDaniel didn t like Tagovailoa publicly calling out anonymous teammates During his Monday press conference McDaniel clarified that he veritably didn t hear what Tagovailoa disclosed during his post-game presser following a - loss to the Los Angeles Chargers After reflection McDaniel criticized his quarterback CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Regardless of intent and what was on Tua s mind after a loss as the franchise quarterback that s not the forum to displace that McDaniel explained I think he knows that now I do honestly believe there s no ill intention But you re talking about kind of a misrepresentation of player-orchestrated film sessions Tagovailoa s comments went viral as he suggested other members of the Dolphins needed to start showing more effort Well I think it starts with the leadership in helping articulate that for the guys and then what we're expecting out of the guys he explained We're expecting this Are we getting that Are we not getting that TUA TAGOVAILOA CALLS OUT DOLPHINS TEAMMATES AFTER TOUGH LOSS TO CHARGERS We have guys showing up to player-only meetings late Guys not showing up to player-only meetings There is a lot that goes into that Do we have to make that mandatory Do we not have to make that mandatory So it's a lot of things of that nature that we got to get cleaned up It starts with the little things like that Here's how McDaniel initially responded to Tagovailoa s comments Player-led meetings are extra things outside of what I demand We ve been very accountable to me It sounds like there was something on his mind with regard to the specific meetings with a couple individuals that he was trying to get corrected by being direct with communication I think that s the only way to lead As far as where we ve been at as a campaign I think we ve opened the air on all of that and it s very clear how we hold people accountable and what s non-negotiable with all those things Clearly he s sending a message but from my standpoint everything that I ve appealed of the guys they have delivered on and so I m sure whomever he s talking to they ll deliver as well as he s a direct communicator with his teammates The Dolphins uncovered themselves in position to hand the Chargers its third straight loss on Sunday as Darren Waller scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter But Justin Herbert and the Chargers offense picked up critical yardage to eventually give Cameron Dicker a game-winning field goal opportunity that he didn t squander The Dolphins are - this season with their only win against a lackluster New York Jets club in Week This start had led multiple to debate how long McDaniel has left in the head coach s seat in Miami and losing like this naturally causes frustration in the locker room And though he likes seeing one of his leaders being proactive with accountability McDaniel is hoping Tagovailoa keeps those conversations behind closed doors Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter