There was a bit of “Salty Tua” on Wednesday, and the Miami Dolphins quarterback’s comments didn’t go unnoticed by a pair of former NFL players, one of them his former teammate Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Tagovailoa was questioned about mishandled plays Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, which resulted in a 28-27 loss.

“It’s as simple as catching the ball with the gun. I would say I’m a pretty good shortstop; I have very good vision; I have very good hands,” Tagovailoa said. “I’d like to see a lot of other people go back and try to catch that ball too.

“You’ve seen it, it wasn’t ‘Beer’ (Aaron Brewer) is the best and Brew knows he can do better, but it wasn’t my best moment either. But I’m just saying for perspective, it’s not as easy as it seemed to sit on the couch eating chips.”

Tagovailoa took charge of the first change, which he dropped in the first half.

“The one in the center?” Tagovailoa said. “That was just my fault, that was just my fault.”

Fitzpatrick, who was Tagovailoa’s teammate in 2020, weighed in on social media.

“I think this is the definition of getting ‘tart,’Fitzpatrick said.

Fitzpatrick, who provides analysis on Amazon Prime for Thursday Night Football broadcasts, was present for two of the three games Tagovailoa was forced to leave with concussions. After Tagovailoa suffered a concussion in the Buffalo game during Week 2, Fitzpatrick expressed support for his friend and former teammate’s decision to return.

Then it was former NFL offensive lineman Justin Pugh’s turn to weigh in, pointing out the fact that one of the people watching the games while eating chips might be called in at some point to protect Tua.

You know, kind of like what happened with Pugh last season when he got off the couch to sign with the New York Giants in October.