The Hamburg Sea Devils have signed quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, the European League of Football team announced on Thursday.

The Sea Devils signed the former Thompson High School and Alabama QB after losing quarterback Micah Leon in their season-opening 13-12 defeat by the Madrid Bravos on Saturday. German quarterback Moritz Maack finished the game for Hamburg, but the team’s website said Tagovailoa would be the “new starting quarterback” with Leon going to injured reserve.

Tagovailoa was available to sign after being released by the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 11.

The Sea Devils visit the Prague Lions for their next game on Saturday.

At Thompson High School in Alabaster, Tagovailoa was the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 7A Back of the Year for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Tagovailoa became the first player in Alabama high school history with at least four 400-yard passing games, with a high of 507 yards in a 35-21 victory over Oak Mountain in a 7A Region 3 game on Sept. 14, 2018.

As a senior, Tagovailoa passed for 3,728 yards and 35 touchdowns as the Warriors reached the AHSAA Class 7A Championship Game.

At Alabama, Tagovailoa was behind his brother, Tua Tagovailoa, and Mac Jones on the Crimson Tide’s depth chart in 2019. He completed 9-of-12 passes for 100 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions at Alabama.

After transferring to Maryland, Tagovailoa became the Big Ten’s career leader for passing yards. Tagovailoa completed 955-of-1,424 passes for 11,256 yards with 76 touchdowns and 37 interceptions in four seasons with the Terrapins.

In 2024, Tagovailoa played in eight games for the Tiger-Cats. He ran three times for 10 yards and one touchdown and completed his only pass for a 6-yard gain.

The Europe League of Football has 16 teams in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. Some of the teams use the nicknames and logos of teams that were in NFL Europe.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.