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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Tua Tagovailoa would rather chat with Tom Brady than answer questions about him taking his job.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa spent time talking with Brady while the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers held a joint practice Wednesday. He had a simple reply when asked about Miami being penalized for tampering with Brady.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still here. To me, that\u2019s all noise at this point,\u201d Tagovailoa said.<\/p>\n

Last week, the NFL suspended Dolphins owner Stephen Ross through Oct. 17, fined him $1.5 million and docked the team a first-round pick in the 2023 draft and a third-round selection in the 2024 draft for talking to Brady while he was under contract with the Patriots in 2019 and Buccaneers in 2021.<\/p>\n

The league\u2019s investigation<\/a> determined the Dolphins had impermissible communications with both Brady and his agent, Don Yee, no later than early December 2021 and after the season, while he was under contract to the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

Those discussions focused on Brady becoming a limited partner in the Dolphins and possibly serving as a football executive, although at times they also included the possibility he would play for the Dolphins. The league says Ross and Dolphins vice chairman\/limited partner Bruce Beal participated in the discussions.<\/p>\n

Brady, who turned 45 last week, briefly retired after last season. He hasn\u2019t spoken to reporters since the league punished the Dolphins but the seven-time Super Bowl champion spoke to Tagovailoa on the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were talking on the side for a good bit,\u201d Tagovailoa said. \u201cHe was just asking how the offseason was. We were talking a little about golf at the same time. But for the most part, 23 years playing, that\u2019s a long time. That\u2019s a lot of knowledge, so I was asking him some things and he gave me some good insight on. I\u2019m going to keep that between me and Tom. Then if you guys want to ask Tom, you can go ask him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa said Brady\u2019s \u201ccomposure in the pocket\u201d impressed him the most.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing really rattles him. When you have a guy in your face, he\u2019s just \u2013 subtle movements and throwing the ball,\u201d Tagovailoa said. \u201cI would say those are top trait qualities in a really good quarterback with him, \u2018Russ\u2019 (Russell Wilson), Aaron Rodgers, all of those big-time guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dolphins and Buccaneers will practice again Thursday ahead of their preseason opener Saturday night.<\/p>\n

First-year Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel downplayed the Brady story.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, nothing happened,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone else is the one making it awkward. It doesn\u2019t occupy a single iota of space with anybody. It\u2019s hard enough to be good in this league. As the Miami Dolphins, all of our energy is very coordinated and only has to do with us getting better and everything else would be an opportunity cost that we\u2019re not willing to expend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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