NFL Insider Proposed Sneaky Way for Tua Tagovailoa to Go Pro While Skipping Normal Draft Process

In a Monday press conference, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, ending a brilliant college career in Tuscaloosa. Following a devastating hip injury he suffered in November, however, many analysts insisted that Tagovailoa would be better off returning to Alabama for one more year to get himself back to health.

But perhaps there was (or still is??) a third option that hasn't been discussed.

One league insider suggested that Tagovailoa may be best suited to exploit a potential loophole in the league's eligibility system by instead opting to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft in the summer once he's had more time to recover. Take it away, Albert Breer!

It's a bold strategy, Cotton.

If Tagovailoa were to opt for this admittedly unique path, he would surely be the most sought after Supplemental Draft prospect of all time (sorry, Bernie Kosar). Given the uncommon injury circumstances surrounding him, entering the NFL through abnormal means -- and thereby not having to worry about an inability to participate in much of the Scouting Combine -- would be a great way to protect himself against falling hard in the regular draft and losing millions of dollars.

But this plan, far-fetched as it already would have been, is riddled with caveats.

At this point, we have every single reason to expect that Tua is going forward with the traditional draft process, Combine and all. But until the spring rolls around, the wild speculation will have its chance to run rampant. And we say bring it on.