Flores: Fitzpatrick will 'probably' start Miami's third preseason game


Reuters | Updated: 18-08-2019 01:22 IST | Created: 18-08-2019 01:14 IST
Flores: Fitzpatrick will 'probably' start Miami's third preseason game
Flores made the announcement after Friday's 16-14 loss at Tampa Bay when Josh Rosen got the start and completed 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards. Image Credit: Flickr
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Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores said veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will "probably start" the team's third preseason game on Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Flores made the announcement after Friday's 16-14 loss at Tampa Bay when Josh Rosen got the start and completed 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards.

Flores has said he wants Miami's third preseason game to be a "dress rehearsal for what game No. 1's going to look like" in the regular season, according to Yahoo Sports. If that's indeed the case, the 36-year-old Fitzpatrick appears to be on track to start the Sept. 8 opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

"I'm here," Fitzpatrick told the Miami Herald. "Whatever coach wants me to do. Whenever he wants to put me in or not put me in, I'm ready to play. Whatever he wants, I'm here for." Fitzpatrick has started six season openers for four different NFL teams: 2011 and 2012 with the Buffalo Bills, 2014 with the Houston Texans, 2015 and 2016 with the New York Jets, and 2018 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Dolphins signed Fitzpatrick to a two-year, $11 million contract in March. Miami acquired Rosen, 22, in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals in April.

--Field Level Media

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