Tua Tagovailoa has issued a public apology to his teammates for his comments following the Miami Dolphins ' Week 6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers .
Following Sunday's loss, Tagovailoa publicly called out teammates for either being late to or not attending players-only meetings. Tagogvailoa said that, while those comments were well-intended, he realizes now that it created an unneeded distraction for a Dolphins team that enters this Sunday's game against the Browns with a 1-5 record.
"I made a mistake, and I'm owning up to that right now," Tagovailoa said .
The Dolphins' former Pro Bowl quarterback said that he has spoken to the team's other leaders about his comments while adding that they "know that my intent was right."
"The intent can be right," he said, "but when t