Last week, wo rookie quarterbacks made their first NFL starts: Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett, a first-round pick, and New England's Bailey Zappe, a fourth-round pick. The Steelers were clobbered and the Patriots won easily. It's not often you see a see a seventh-round rookie get a start at QB, but that apparently will be the case Sunday for the Miami Dolphins as former Kansas State star Skylar Thompson will get the call against the visiting Minnesota Vikings, who have moved from -3 to -3.5 (-4 at a few books) and the total from 46 to 45.5 points.
To no surprise, top Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss another week with concussion issues. Coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa will return to practice today but will not be active.
“He hasn't done a thing on the football field for literally two weeks,” McDaniel said of playing Tua in Week 6. “So, I don't think that that would be fair to the player. That wouldn't be fair to the team… I don't feel comfortable putting him in that situation.”
Veteran Teddy Bridgewater started in Tua's place last Sunday at the Jets but left himself with a possible concussion. Even though Bridgewater might be out of the protocol by the end of the week, the Miami Herald is reporting that he would only serve as the backup to Thompson.