By Blake Harper | Last updated 10/20/20
FitzMagic has run out, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Miami Dolphins have named Tua Tagovailoa the starting quarterback moving forward, sending Ryan Fitzpatrick to the bench.
Tagovailoa played his first NFL action on Sunday during the Dolphins’ win against the New York Jets, completing both his passes. The rookie has had a long and winding road toward his first start. He suffered a dislocated hip and posterior wall fracture last November, ending his final season with Alabama.
The Dolphins drafted Tua with the fifth pick in this year’s draft, and many wondered if he could start Week 1 for the team. However, head coach Brian Flores ended up going with the veteran Fitzpatrick as the team’s starter for the first six games of the season.
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