MIAMI – In a groundbreaking display of proactive career management, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has reportedly secured a new contract with an unnamed NFC South team, despite still being under contract with the Dolphins and, crucially, not yet having been informed of his impending release.

“We were just about to send the email,” stated Dolphins General Manager Chris Grier, visibly bewildered. “We had the press release drafted, the farewell video queued up, even a nice little gift basket. Then suddenly, his agent calls to say he’s already moved his furniture to Atlanta or wherever.”

League insiders suggest Tagovailoa employed a novel 'pre-emptive free agency' strategy, leveraging a combination of speculative media reports and an uncanny ability to read the writing on the wall, even when it hasn't been written yet. “It’s unprecedented,” remarked veteran sports agent Brenda Chen. “Most players wait for the official termination. Tua just… sensed it. Like a football-playing salmon swimming upstream to a new, more lucrative river.”

The NFC South team, which wishes to remain anonymous until they figure out how to explain this to the league office, confirmed the signing. “We received a fully executed contract and a moving truck full of his belongings this morning,” a spokesperson admitted. “He’s very enthusiastic. We just hope the Dolphins eventually get around to releasing him so he can actually play.”

Tagovailoa’s agent confirmed the move, noting that his client is now simply waiting for the NFL’s administrative processes to catch up to his foresight, adding, “He’s already practicing in his new team’s colors, albeit in his living room.”