MIAMI -- The Dolphins named Mike White as their backup quarterback, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday, after a months-long competition with Skylar Thompson.
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 Tua Tagovailoa and he competed with the 2022 seventh-round pick Thompson throughout the summer for the job.
Since becoming the Dolphins' starter during the 2020 season, Tagovailoa has yet to play a full season because of injuries, playing 13 games each of the past two seasons.