Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has small fracture in finger; Jacoby Brissett to start
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has a small fracture on the middle finger of his left (throwing) hand and will not start today's game against the Houston Texans.
Jacoby Brissett is expected to start in his place.
Tagovailoa had been listed as questionable. He only took a few easy tosses in the brief portion of practice open to reporters Friday.
ESPN, which first reported Tagovailoa's updated status, said there also is a question over whether Tagovailoa will start the Dolphins' next game. That's because it's only four days away, Thursday night, against the Baltimore Ravens.
Today's news comes in a tumultuous week for him in which the NFL trade deadline passed and the Dolphins had not completed a trade for Houston QB Deshaun Watson, who does not travel with the Texans.
Brissett started three games earlier this season while Tagovailoa dealt with fractured ribs and the Dolphins lost all three. For the season, he is 104 of 159 for 883 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Brissett has an 82.9 passer rating. Tagovailoa's rating is 86.0.
The Dolphins and Texans enter this game 1-7 and on seven-game losing streaks.