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Adam Stites

Dolphins move Tua Tagovailoa to active roster, release QB to make room

The Miami Dolphins officially moved Tua Tagovailoa to the active roster from the injured reserve Saturday, the team announced.

It was an expected move after Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that Tagovailoa cleared the final steps of the NFL’s concussion protocol making him the team’s starter Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. To make room for Tagovailoa, the Dolphins cut quarterback Tim Boyle, who was signed to the active roster last week as a backup to Tyler Huntley.

The move means that the Dolphins’ quarterback depth chart now looks like it did for the first two weeks of the season with Tagovailoa starting and Skylar Thompson serving as the team’s primary backup.

Huntley was placed on injured reserve Friday and veteran C.J. Beathard was added to the practice squad earlier in the week.

Additionally, the Dolphins elevated long snapper Matt Overton and defensive lineman Neil Farrell to the active roster for Sunday. Miami’s usual long snapper Blake Ferguson is on the non-football illness list and defensive lineman Zach Sieler suffered a fractured orbital in practice that will keep him out against the Arizona Cardinals.

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