Promoting the fifth pick of the draft over a 37-year-old journeyman to start at quarterback wouldn’t seem too controversial most of the time.
But with the Miami Dolphins coming off a two-game winning streak to move to one game behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East, it was surprising that Dolphins coach Brian Flores made rookie Tua Tagovailoa his starter over Ryan Fitzpatrick.
The Dolphins officially announced the move on Wednesday.
It wasn’t an easy decision, Flores said.
Tua Tagovailoa is Miami’s new starter
Fitzpatrick didn’t do anything to lose the job.