Player Notes

  • Dolphins ink Tua Tagovailoa to four-year extension
    Dolphins signed Tua Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212.4 million extension.

    Advice: The deal includes $167 million in guarantees and his $53.1 million per-year average ranks third at the position. He is the highest-paid player in Dolphins history. Some may critique the deal given the Dolphins’ cold-weather struggles over the last two years. Tagovailoa’s overall play is undeniably top-notch though. Among 34 NFL quarterbacks with at least 600 dropbacks over the last two years, he ranks eighth or better in big-time-throw rate (5.2 percent), completion rate (66.8 percent), yards per passing attempt (8.4) and NFL passer rating (101.6). The Dolphins should experience cozy environs for much of December, with Weeks 14 and 16 home games sandwiching a Week 15 trip to Santa Clara. Weeks 17 and 18 include trips to Cleveland and New York, which will again bring the contract into focus though. Rotoworld Today, 12:51 pm
    Week 1 Projected Rank
    16th
  • Diagnosed with skin cancer
    Haener revealed Friday that he has a rare form of skin cancer on his face and will have an evaluation August 1 to determine his treatment plan moving forward, Mike Triplett of New Orleans.Football reports.

    Advice: Haener added that the condition isn't believed to be life-threatening, but he is still determining whether to put off treatment. If Haener opts to put off treatment, he would likely continue to compete against rookie fifth-round draft pick Spencer Rattler for the backup quarterback job behind Derek Carr throughout training camp and the preseason. Rotowire.com Today, 11:40 am
    Week 1 Projected Rank
    536th
  • Again sidelined with illness
    Jackson (illness) is not participating in practice Friday.

    Advice: Jackson is missing his fourth of five training camp practices due to an illness, after having returned to the field Thursday. Per the team, "continues to undergo further evaluation and receive care from our medical team." In Jackson's stead, Josh Johnson figures to again handle the bulk of first-team reps, with rookies Devin Leary and Emory Jones also potentially mixing in. The severity of the star quarterback's illness remains unclear. Rotowire.com Today, 10:38 am
    Week 1 Projected Rank
    4th
  • Injury downplayed, but no timetable
    Wilson (calf) did not practice Friday and declined to put a timetable on his return, but said the injury is "nothing too serious," Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Wilson said his calf injury, which coach Mike Tomlin described as tightness, was sustained while pushing a sled during conditioning tests. Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Tomlin said Friday's absence wasn't the result of a setback for Wilson, but rather, a result of the Steelers taking a cautious approach "to keep a minor thing from becoming major," and Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the veteran QB could suit up if Pittsburgh had a game to play. Meanwhile, the situation has provided Justin Fields a chance to handle first-team reps and potentially begin building some momentum of his own in a quarterback competition that has thus far seemed strongly tilted in Wilson's favor. It remains to be seen how first-team snaps at the quarterback position will be split once Wilson returns to the field. Rotowire.com Today, 10:18 am
    Week 1 Projected Rank
    31st
  • Working with starters sans Wilson
    Fields is getting regular first-team reps while Russell Wilson misses a few days of practice with a calf injury, ESPN's Brooke Pryor reports.

    Advice: Wilson first noticed calf tightness Thursday morning and has since been limited to observer status in back-to-back practices. He reportedly wanted to participate but was held back by the coaching staff, which suggests it isn't a major injury and the 35-year-old will be back in action soon enough. Coach Mike Tomlin said "nothing has changed" in regard to Wilson having "pole position" for the Week 1 start, but this at least gives Fields the opportunity to take more reps with the players he'll be throwing to if he ends up under center at some point in-season. Tomlin declined to elaborate on a plan for dividing first-team QB reps once Wilson returns to practice. Rotowire.com Today, 10:02 am
    Week 1 Projected Rank
    276th

NFL Roster Changes

Injury Reports

PlayerInjuryStatusView Team Depth Chart
Jimmy Garoppolo LAR - QBSuspensionSUSPLAR
Drake London Atl - WRLegQAtl
Dorian Thompson-Robinson Cle - QBHipQCle
Jerome Ford Cle - RBPersonalQCle
Bryce Ford-Wheaton NYG - WRShoulder - AC JointQNYG
Miles Sanders Car - RBHeelQCar
Malik Knowles Min - WRUndisclosedQMin
Jaylon Moore Jax - WRUndisclosedQJax
Ashton Dulin Ind - WRKnee - ACLQInd
Joe Mixon Hou - RBHamstringQHou