Tua Tagovailoa says his surgically repaired hip feels "10 times" better than it did a year ago when he was preparing for his rookie season.

In his first interview with South Florida media since the Miami Dolphins' 2020 season ended, the quarterback opened up about his first professional campaign.

"Last year, for me, I wasn't as comfortable just in general. I wasn't comfortable calling plays," Tagovailoa said. "The guys that were here last year were phenomenal. I just didn't have the comfortability of checking plays, alerting plays. I just rode with the play, even if I knew it wasn't going to work. I was going to try to make it work.

"I didn't actually know the playbook, necessarily, really, really good, and that's no one else's fault but my fault. Our playcalls were simple when I was in. I didn't have alerts and checks. Where now, I feel comfortable and I can maneuver my way through these things."