Limited in practice with left thumb and quad injuries, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa won't be held back from an AFC heavyweight clash on Sunday.

Tagovailoa will start in the Dolphins' Week 17 tilt against the Baltimore Ravens, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Friday.

The good news is, we've gotten the all-go for Tua, but the bad news is, he'll be without Jaylen Waddle in what could be a tough matchup. The QB will be hard to trust in typical leagues' Championship Game, but is still a great play in Superflex leagues.

The Dolphins named Mike White as their backup quarterback, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday, after a monthslong competition with Skylar Thompson.

Related players: Tua Tagovailoa

On four occasions last season, the Dolphins were forced to turn to a backup quarterback after their starter was knocked out of a game. They signed White to a two-year, $8 million contract this offseason with $4.5 million guaranteed to operate as the primary backup to Tagovailoa and he competed with the 2022 seventh-round pick Thompson throughout the summer for the job. There was a point this summer where some who follow the team felt Thompson may pass White on the depth chart, but for now the team is going with White as the QB2.

With Mike White now in the concussion protocol and with second-year seventh-rounder Skylar Thompson looking pretty good against the Texans on Saturday, it’s fair to ask whether Thompson might leapfrog White.

Related players: Tua Tagovailoa

White has the second spot on the unofficial preseason depth chart, according to the story, but Thompson, who helped the Dolphins make things interesting in the playoffs against the Bills, looked good in Houston, completing 15 of 22 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Normally there isn't a ton of hype around backup quarterbacks, but with Tua struggling with concussions last year, knowing his backup could be valuable, especially in deeper or two QB leagues.

Tua Tagovailoa says he discussed the idea of retiring from football after the season with family but he decided to keep playing. He says this is his health and life. He thinks this is what’s best for him and his family.

Tua talked to doctors that told him that he would have no more risk for concussions or CTE moving forward during the 2023 season. There are obviously more things to consider than just fantasy projections, but he is in an incredible spot with two of the most explosive playmakers in the NFL at his disposal.

McDaniel won't speculate when Tua Tagovailoa will play again.

Related players: Teddy Bridgewater

The tweet went on to say McDaniel won't say if Tua will play even if he clears protocol. Beasley tweeted in the thread that McDaniel said the doctors have told him to worry about Tua's health one day at a time. "His health is the first, foremost and only priority." Of course, Tua has been sidelined with concussions twice before, but this is the second time he's remained in the game only to suffer symptoms the next day. Beasley went on to tweet the team knew something wasn't right on Monday. Bridgewater will get the start this week against the Patriots in a game the Dolphins need to win to keep playoff hopes alive.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is once again in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His status for this week’s game against the Patriots is now in doubt.

Related Players: Teddy Bridgewater

According to a separate report, head coach Mike McDaniel said he's not sure when Tua suffered a concussion, but he's in the protocol. During the game "nobody recognized anything with regard to" a hit. "It was something he met with doctors today and discussed some symptoms."
Teddy Bridgewater would presumably be the next man up if Tua is forced to miss.

The Dolphins and Bills are set to face off for the second time this season Saturday night, when several outlets are projecting heavy snow to fall on Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. It would mark Tua Tagovailoa's first time playing in the snow in his NFL career, but he said apart from spending time in the cold tub last week while the team practiced in Los Angeles, he hasn't put much thought into Saturday's playing conditions.

Related players: Josh Allen

While a game in heavy snow will be fun to watch, those with fantasy stock in the game and owning Bills and Dolphins players may want to think about their lineups. It's always tough to remove players like Tua and Allen from your lineups in the playoffs, but ugly weather can sometimes mean a hit to the passing game, even though slippery conditions does favor the offense. It will be something to keep an eye on heading into the weekend. The game is scheduled to be played Saturday night.

As the Dolphins stay on the West Coast this week in preparation for their game against the Chargers, head coach Mike McDaniel said the club will monitor Tua Tagovailoa's ankle at practice.

“We will just be mindful of what he does,” McDaniel said during his Monday news conference. “Really, you’re looking at Wednesday, just making sure that we don’t do anything to have any setbacks, breaking the pocket and whatnot. But I’m very confident and don’t anticipate any sort of setback that would negate him playing in the upcoming football match.”

Tagovailoa missed Miami’s final offensive series in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers after the club announced he was dealing with an ankle injury. Tagovailoa reportedly could have come back into the game and the injury is not believed to be serious, the story said.

Tua Tagovailoa will go through practice this week as the starter, Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel confirms. Assuming all goes well this week, Tua is expected to start Sunday night vs. the Steelers. He had been out since suffering a concussion in Week 4 against the Bengals.

Clearly, a good sign that Tagovailoa will be practicing throughout the week, and opens the ceiling for an offense that had scored 83 points through the first three weeks of the season.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa cleared concussion protocols Saturday.

He will be inactive for Sunday’s game against the Vikings but is expected to return next week against the Steelers. Skylar Thompson will start against Minnesota. Tua’s concussion made plenty of waves throughout the league after taking two hits over the course of four days between Weeks 3 and 4, particularly Week 4. Tua received four outside opinions and, along with team doctors, received unanimous clearance and all agreed there are no signs of long-term damage to his brain. Teddy Bridgewater was also cleared from protocols Saturday as well.