On Wednesday, Tua Tagovailoa offered his condolences to the family of a 23-year-old woman killed in a car crash at the hands of his former teammate and former Las Vegas Raiders wideout Henry Ruggs III.
While speaking to the media, the second-year quarterback for the Miami Dolphins delivered an emotional message in which he sent out prayers to the family of the victim. He also added he and Ruggs were still close and that “you’d never think he could hurt a soul.”
“That’s tough,” Tua told reporters. “My heart goes out to the families affected by what happened, the choices and decisions.”
“My heart goes out to Henry, too, and his family. Obviously, it wasn’t the right choice or decision he made at that time. I know he’d wish he could have it back.”
He added … “When I heard the news, that was tough for me to hear, just knowing the kind of person that Henry is … I’m still kind of in disbelief.”
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Ruggs and Tagovailoa were teammates at Alabama from 2017 to 2019.
Police say Ruggs was driving 156 miles per hour just seconds before the accident and had a BAC of .161. According to ESPN, Ruggs was not asked to enter a plea to the charges, pending the formal filing of charges by Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson.
The Las Vegas Raiders released Ruggs shortly after the crash and now he is facing up to 20 years in prison.
