Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will not play in Miami’s final preseason game

<div> <figure> <img alt="NFL: Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3NlfbTGtE7FYhEMQPu1G23H6WhY=/0x0:7664x5109/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69778932/usa_today_16605000.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>Coach Brian Flores made the announcement on Thursday. </p> <p id="4fFbKB">The <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> are bubble-wrapping starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for the remainder of the preseason. </p> <div id="rncoGK"></div> <p id="YmVqzj">Head coach Brian Flores announced that the team’s second-year quarterback will not play against the <a href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a> on Sunday. The former No. 5 overall pick played in Week 1 against the Bears and Week 2 against the <a href="https://www.thefalcoholic.com/">Atlanta Falcons</a>. </p> <div id="3fRxV3"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> QB Tua Tagovailoa will not play in Miami's final preseason game Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, coach Brian Flores says.</p>— Safid Deen (@Safid_Deen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Safid_Deen/status/1430916221529174019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="8mokbV">Tagovailoa completed 16 of 23 attempts last week against the Falcons. He finished with 183 yards through the air, which included a touchdown toss to Myles Gaskin. </p> <p id="b46xuR">Flores added that Will Fuller, DeVante Parker, Preston Williams and Albert Wilson could each see the field as they work back from injures. </p> <div id="EoR3F3"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fuller, Parker, Williams and Wilson are still being talked about for the game Sunday in Cincinnati, per Coach Flores.</p>— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/WingfieldNFL/status/1430916359421059073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="vVmHIu">The team recently announced that Lynn Bowden Jr. season’s came to an end after being placed on the injured receiver. Despite the injuries, a battle for roster spots at receiver remains one of the tightest races this preseason. </p> <p id="LKWIRI">“Lynn had a good offseason,” Flores said on Thursday. “Unfortunately, [he] had an injury and we felt [putting him on injured reserve] was the best decision for the team.”</p> <div id="RxJhn7"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">It was a tough call on Lynn Bowden. He did some nice things in camp, had a good season last year, had a good offseason. Unfortunately he had an injury and the team felt like that was the best decision (to place him on IR), per Coach.</p>— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/WingfieldNFL/status/1430916733251031040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="sHtj5Z">The receivers who do play on Sunday will catch balls from Jacoby Brissett, 8 for 8 and 99 yards against the Falcons, and Reid Sinnett, who was 2 for 2 with a touchdown in Week 2 of the preseason. </p> <p id="LXmFIW">Kickoff between the Bengals and Dolphins is slated for 4 p.m. in Cincinnati on Sunday. The next time Tagovailoa takes the field will be Week 1 of the regular season. The Dolphins will play the Patriots in New England at 4:25 on Sunday, Sept. 12. </p> </div>