Tua Tagovailoa showed off his softer side on Monday.
The Dolphins quarterback joined the Manningcast as part of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast, and brought along his guitar.
As the Bengals tried to keep the Jaguars at bay in the second quarter, Tagovailoa showed off his chops.
“Let’s see. I could play, maybe ‘Tears in Heaven,’ Eric Clapton,” he offered up — much to Peyton and Eli Manning’s delight.
“The Bengals jumped offsides,” Peyton sang, opening the floodgates as the Manning brothers jockeyed to make up lyrics.
Tagovailoa strummed the classic 90s tune as the Mannings’ tried their hands — somewhat successfully — at freestyling.
“I got this,” Peyton declared.
“Please no, no one wants to hear you sing,” Eli shot back.
The riffing continued as the Bengals were penalized five yards for their offsides.
“You guys are hilarious,” Tagovailoa told his hosts.
The 25-year-old Alabama alum did decline to play “Rocky Top,” the adopted University of Tennessee anthem, for Peyton, the former Volunteers star, instead offering up a few bars of “Sweet Home Alabama.”
The Hawaiian’s plucking prowess is no surprise to football fans, as he previously strummed — and giggled — his way through a ukulele duet with former teammate Ryan Fitzpatrick during a “Thursday Night Football” interview.
Tagovailoa might have a second career if this quarterbacking thing doesn’t work out, though that doesn’t seem likely.
He leads one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses and with 3,457 passing yards and 24 touchdowns through 12 games on the season.
He is on pace to smash his career highs in his fourth pro season.
“This offense is fun,” he told reporters on Sunday, after the Dolphins improved to 9-3 with a 45-15 win over the Commanders. I think any offense is fun when you’re scoring a lot of points. It helps to go out there when you’re scoring points. Guys get into rhythm, guys get into the flow of the game. You know, you get the crowd going and everyone just enjoys the success that we all have because of it.”
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