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  Why is Tua Tagovailoa starting? Dolphins bench Ryan Fitzpatrick for rookie QB sooner than expected The Dolphins will start Tua Tagoaviloa coming out of their Week 7 bye,  according to ESPN's Adam Schefter .  Tagovailoa made his NFL debut in Week 6 against the Jets in mop-up duty, completing both his late passes for nine total yards. After being selected No. 3 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, Tagovailoa has watched-and-learned from veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick while Tagovailoa finished his recovery from a 2019 dislocated hip. Now after a bye in Week 7 that'll give Tagovailoa extra time to prepare, he's slated to be the starting quarterback at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in Week 8.  Here's why the Dolphins made this move now. MORE:  Tua Tagovailoa sat on the field alone after his NFL debut Dolphins' bye week moved Tagovailoa has never started an NFL game. He's never gone through a game week planning to start an NFL game. So for the rookie, any extra ti...

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