The veteran Dolphins quarterback may not be available to play Week 17’s main game
El quarterback de los Miami Dolphins, Ryan Fitzpatrick, tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be available on Sunday for the final game of the regular season against the Buffalo Bills, a source confirmed ESPN This Thursday.
Fitzpatrick participated in practice on Thursday, and the Miami Herald reports that the veteran quarterback tested positive sometime after practice..
According to reports, the dolphins conduct contact tracking to determine the risk of close contact from their quarterbacks, including starter Tua Tagovailoa.
Tagovailoa participated in training on Thursday, but it’s unclear when the dolphins started their quarterback contact trajectory. The rookie struggled against the Las Vegas Raiders in week 16 and was replaced by Fitzpatrick, who led the Dolphins’ comeback for a last-second win and helped keep their playoff hopes alive.
According to quarterback’s agent, Mike McCartney, The Dolphins signed free agent quarterback Jake Rudock on Thursday.
NFL Network was the first outlet to report Fitzpatrick’s positive Thursday.
Miami would take a wild card spot in the American Conference with a win over Buffalo. Dolphins head coach Brian Flores previously announced that Tagovailoa would start the game and compared Fitzpatrick to an auxiliary pitcher in baseball.
Fitzpatrick, 38, is 4-3 as a starter this season, throwing for 2,091 yards with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions.