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Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB

Miami Dolphins

Ryan Fitzpatrick said he was "shocked" by the Dolphins' decision to bench him and name Tua Tagovailoa the starter for Week 8 against the Rams.

Added Oct 21 1:26 pm (EST)

Cameron Wolfe on Twitter

Fitzpatrick was caught off guard when he was called into coach Brian Flores' office to learn the news and admitted it "broke his heart" to find out he's not the starter anymore. "I basically got fired yesterday and my day today consisted of Zoom meetings listening to the guy who fired me, and being in a spaced out room listening to the guy who replaced me," Fitzpatrick said. He felt the Dolphins were his team right now, and he was playing well, leading the Dolphins to a 3-3 record headed into their bye week. Clearly, if this was Miami's plan all along, Fitzpatrick had no idea and was blindsided by it. There's been some chatter that the Dolphins could potentially listen to trade offers for Fitzpatrick ahead of the November 3 deadline. The NFL is always more fun when Fitzpatrick is playing.

Added Oct 21 1:26 pm (EST)

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TEAM Ranks

OFFENSE

Overall
22
Passing
17
Rushing
27

DEFENSE / ST

Overall
15
Passing
5
Rushing
32

AFC East Standings

W	L	PF	PA
5	2	174	178
3	3	160	113
2	4	115	143
0	7	85	203

INJURY REPORT FOR MIAMI DOLPHINS

There is no fantasy relevant injury information available at this time.

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Sun, 9/13	1:00 pm	at	14	17	18	L, 11-21	0-1
2	Sun, 9/20	1:00 pm		29	28	24	L, 28-31	0-2
3	Thu, 9/24	8:20 pm	at	32	32	22	W, 31-13	1-2
4	Sun, 10/4	1:00 pm		26	29	9	L, 23-31	1-3
5	Sun, 10/11	4:05 pm	at	11	22	7	W, 43-17	2-3
6	Sun, 10/18	4:05 pm		24	31	14
8	Sun, 11/1	1:00 pm		13	11	21
9	Sun, 11/8	4:25 pm	at	9	10	10
10	Sun, 11/15	4:05 pm		12	14	13
11	Sun, 11/22	4:05 pm	at	6	9	5
12	Sun, 11/29	1:00 pm	at	24	31	14
13	Sun, 12/6	1:00 pm		18	16	23
14	Sun, 12/13	1:00 pm		10	4	27
15	Sun, 12/20	1:00 pm		14	17	18
16	Sun, 12/27	1:00 pm	at	31	26	31
17	Sun, 1/3	1:00 pm	at	29	28	24

DEPTH CHART MIA

Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

D. Parker

I. Ford

J. Grant

M. Perry

T. Tagovailoa

R. Fitzpatrick

M. Gaskin

M. Breida

J. Howard

L. Bowden

P. Laird

M. Gesicki

D. Smythe

A. Shaheen

C. Cox

P. Williams

G. Jennings

M. Hollins

2020 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	387	138	197	1535	10	7	135	2
Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	5	2	2	9	0	0	0	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Tgts	Rec	ReYd
Myles Gaskin	MIA	261	82	340	1	4.1	29	27	182
Matt Breida	MIA	95	33	115	0	3.5	8	7	79
Patrick Laird	MIA	10	0	0	0	0	3	3	11
Jordan Howard	MIA	29	18	14	3	0.8	1	1	-3
Chandler Cox	MIA	31	0	0	0	0	2	2	9
Lynn Bowden	MIA	18	4	9	0	2.3	1	1	-1

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
DeVante Parker	MIA	301	40	29	364	2	0	0
Preston Williams	MIA	275	25	12	213	3	0	0
Isaiah Ford	MIA	190	28	17	174	0	0	0
Jakeem Grant	MIA	113	17	13	136	0	2	17

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	YAC
Mike Gesicki	MIA	228	30	18	281	2	77.00
Adam Shaheen	MIA	91	7	5	58	2	38.00
Durham Smythe	MIA	90	5	4	41	1	24.00

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Jason Sanders	MIA	15	15	0	5	2	6	2	13

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Kyle Van Noy	MIA	15	4	2	2	1	1
Andrew Van Ginkel	MIA	9	5	3	1	0	0
Shaq Lawson	MIA	3	6	1	0	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	FFREC	Pass Def
Eric Rowe	MIA	23	8	0	4
Bobby McCain	MIA	17	4	0	4
Brandon Jones	MIA	16	5	0	1
Nik Needham	MIA	12	10	0	1
Jamal Perry	MIA	10	6	0	1
Noah Igbinoghene	MIA	9	1	1	1
Xavien Howard	MIA	8	3	0	6
Byron Jones	MIA	4	2	0	1
Kavon Frazier	MIA	1	1	0	0
Clayton Fejedelem	MIA	1	0	0	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Christian Wilkins	MIA	11	9	1	0	1	4
Emmanuel Ogbah	MIA	10	9	5	1	0	1
Zach Sieler	MIA	6	7	2	0	0	0

2020 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	QB	405	254	63	2676	18	9	188	1
Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB	174	103	59	1147	8	4	25	0
Jake Rudock	MIA	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Pos	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Jordan Howard	MIA	RB	198	846	4	16	95	1
Matt Breida	MIA	RB	87	437	3	43	271	2
Salvon Ahmed	MIA	RB	14	61	0	0	0	0
Patrick Laird	MIA	RB	7	22	0	4	32	0
Myles Gaskin	MIA	RB	3	13	0	0	0	0
Lynn Bowden	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chandler Cox	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Perry	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Thomas	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Bowden Jr.	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
De'Lance Turner	MIA	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
DeVante Parker	MIA	WR	73	998	8	8	0
Preston Williams	MIA	WR	66	790	5	5	0
Jakeem Grant	MIA	WR	41	381	3	3	9
Isaiah Ford	MIA	WR	34	363	2	2	0
Ricardo Louis	MIA	WR	15	155	1	1	0
Mack Hollins	MIA	WR	12	135	0	0	0
Gary Jennings	MIA	WR	7	41	0	0	0
Rashad Lawrence	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Wright	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Jones	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Albert Wilson	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0
Allen Hurns	MIA	WR	0	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE	65	734	5	5
Adam Shaheen	MIA	TE	4	33	0	0
Durham Smythe	MIA	TE	3	25	0	0
Michael Roberts	MIA	TE	0	0	0	0
Chris Myarick	MIA	TE	0	0	0	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	Pos	FGA	FGM	FG20-29	FG30-39	FG40-49	FG50+	XP
Jason Sanders	MIA	K	37	29	9	10	7	4	37

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T. Burgess - DB

Rams S Terrell Burgess (ankle) is out for the season.

Burgess was getting playing time after being the No. 104 overall pick in the 2020 season, but he broke his ankle in Week 8 while making a tackle. It's a multi-month injury that requires surgery. Burgess should be well ahead of schedule by the time 2021 training camp returns. He has the potential to be the long-term starting safety in Los Angeles if he can return to full health.

Added Yesterday 8:33 pm (EST)

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J. Taylor - RB

IND

Jonathan Taylor is averaging 4.5 yards per carry over his past four games compared to 2.7 for Jordan Wilkins and Nyheim Hines.

Yards per carry is yards per carry, but it has been clear for weeks now that the run-heavy Colts would benefit from cutting Taylor all the way loose instead of keeping him in the 14-18 touch range. RBs coach Tom Rathman hinted it's coming. “He’s done everything that he needs to do,” Rathman said. “It’s just about getting experience. The more he gets, the better he’s going to be.” Coming off their bye week, treating Taylor like a true foundation back against the Lions' sub-par run defense would be an easy adjustment for the Colts to make.

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E. Griffen - DL

DAL

Lions acquired DE Everson Griffen from the Cowboys in exchange for a conditional 2021 sixth-round pick.

The move comes one day after NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Griffen was on the block. Because of COVID-19 protocols, Griffen cannot make his Lions debut until Week 9. Griffen was an August bargain for the Cowboys on the free agent market, but they are packing in their season following the loss of Dak Prescott. Ex-Viking Griffen has three sacks on 282 snaps this season. He will help goose the pass rush for a defense that has only eight quarterback takedowns across six games. For once, coach Matt Patricia is acquiring defensive talent instead of trading it away. 32-year-old Griffen will be a free agent again in the offseason.

Added Yesterday 4:55 pm (EST)

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R. Gage - WR

ATL

Russell Gage was limited in Monday and Tuesday's practices with a knee issue.

It's a new "injury" for Gage, who was listed with a shoulder in Week 7. He was removed from the injury report on Friday before operating in his normal role against the Lions. That figures to also be the case for Thursday night's game against the Panthers. Gage offers low-end WR4 value in PPR leagues.

Added Yesterday 4:51 pm (EST)

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J. Jones - WR

ATL

Julio Jones was limited in Tuesday's practice with a hip issue.

Jones was also limited on Monday. It's a new issue. We haven't heard anything about it being serious, but it is best not to assume things with Jones and his health. At least based on what we know Tuesday afternoon, Jones should be out there as an elite WR1 for Thursday evening's mouthwatering matchup with the Panthers.

Added Yesterday 4:48 pm (EST)

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Z. Allen - DL

ARI

Cardinals placed DE Zach Allen on injured reserve with an ankle injury.

Fellow edge rusher Isaiah Irving (neck) has also been sent to I.R. The Cardinals' official website believes Allen could return when first eligible in Week 11. The second-year third-rounder has one sack on 205 snaps. His loss mostly hurts from a depth perspective after the Cardinals were forced to place Chandler Jones on season-ending I.R.

Added Yesterday 4:35 pm (EST)

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J. Feliciano - OG

BUF

Bills activated OG Jon Feliciano (pectoral) from injured reserve.

It was originally feared Feliciano would miss the entire season after tearing his pec in the opening days of training camp. Now he could immediately slide back into the starting lineup with Cody Ford battling a knee issue. Feliciano was good but not great as the Bills' starting right guard last season. He can also play center in a pinch. Brandon Scherff also recently came off injured reserve, while Wes Schweitzer has been replacement-level.

Added Yesterday 4:18 pm (EST)

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Q. Williams - T

NYJ

ESPN's Rich Cimini reports the Jets are not shopping second-year first-rounder DT Quinnen Williams.

The New York Daily News created a Tuesday morning stir when it reported the Jets were shopping Williams "with the hope of moving him" before next week's deadline, but it was quickly refuted by Cimini and another Daily News reporter. Even for a rebuilding team, it would make almost literally zero sense. Williams' career is off to a strong start and he is not yet 23. It would have to be a Jamal Adams-style haul for the Jets to even consider it, but the Daily News' original report said that was not the case. If true, it is completely baffling.

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