The NFL’s 40-second play clock is ticking. Both sides have made their substitutions, and the play gets called into Tua Tagovailoa’s headset.
A number on the quarterback’s wristband is relayed in through the coach-to-quarterback radio system the NFL has set up.
“Wristband 33,” coach Brian Flores used as an example of a Miami Dolphins play-call that comes during a given game.
After that call, the person on the other end of the headset has up to the final 15 seconds of the play clock to remind Tagovailoa about some checks they’ve gone over in practice, or the film room before the communication is shut off.