Tua Tagovailoa apologizes for publicly criticizing Dolphins teammates after team's loss

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Tua Tagovailoa apologized Wednesday for calling out his teammates after the Miami Dolphins' loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Tagovailoa initially said he was "shocked" by the latest losses and was asked how the team will avoid trying to take a "woe is me" attitude through the next few games. He suggested that other members of the team must start pulling their weight and doing the little things.

"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 said. "We're expecting this. Are we getting that? Are we not getting that? 

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa reacts after the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Hard Rock Stadium.  (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

"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."

But on Wednesday, Tagovailoa told reporters that he "made a mistake" by not "protecting the team."

"I made a mistake, and I'm owning up to that right now. I've talked to guys on the team about it, talked to leaders about it," Tagoavailoa said. "They know in my heart, they know the intent was right. But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team. 

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