Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expects to sign a contract extension with the Miami Dolphins this offseason, even though he has another season on his current deal.

“I believe that will happen,” Tagovailoa told reporters at the Pro Bowl Games when asked about that possibility. “But I’m going to let my agent, going to let Chris, Mike, let those guys talk about that, and let them move forward accordingly.”

Mike is Miami coach Mike McDaniel, and Chris is Dolphins general manager Chris Grier. Grier said during his end-of-season press conference the Dolphins expected to have Tagovailoa with the team “long term.”

“The goal is to have him here long term playing at a high level,” Grier said. “That’s always the goal, and we’ll continue to communicate with him through the offseason here.

“Like we’ve always said in the past — you guys know me — we don’t really talk in the media through all that stuff, so we’ll just keep all those talks internal and with his reps.”

When Tagovailoa joined Miami from Alabama as the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, he signed a four-year, $30.275 million contract. Like the rookie deals of all first-round draft picks, it contained a team option for a fifth season.

The Dolphins picked up that option on March 20, and it guarantees Tagovailoa a $23.171 million payday for the 2024 season. Based on current contracts, that ranks 17th among NFL quarterbacks’ pay for next season.

In 2023, Tagoavailoa played in every game for the first time in his career. During his 17 regular-season starts, Tagovailoa completed 388-of-560 passes for 4,624 yards with 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He led the NFL in passing yards and landed a spot on the AFC roster for the Pro Bowl Games.

While the NFL scrapped the Pro Bowl as a football game last season, Tagovailoa participated in the Pro Bowl Games’ Precision Passing event on Thursday (which was won by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield) and will play in the seven-on-seven flag-football game on Sunday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

The Dolphins’ season ended in a 26-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on a frigid night at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 13. The game marked Tagovailoa’s first postseason appearance.

“That was cold,” Tagovailoa said. “That playoff experience was cold. Probably wasn’t expecting it to be that cold. But I’m glad I got one under my belt. Wasn’t how we wanted that to be, but we’ll be back next year, for sure.”

Tagovailoa already is thinking about next year.

“There’s probably four things that I want to get better at,” Tagovailoa said. “Am I going to share it? Probably not. But I’m looking forward to OTAs, when we get to see you guys again and you guys can see us.”

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