India, Dec. 29 -- Tua Tagovailoa is not playing in the Miami Dolphins' Week 17 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as he has been designated the team's emergency third quarterback.

Head coach Mike McDaniel officially benched Tagovailoa ahead of Week 16 against the Cincinnati Bengals, turning to rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers as the starter, with Zach Wilson serving as the backup.

As the emergency third-string quarterback, Tagovailoa will dress for the game but will only enter if both Ewers and Wilson are unable to play.

The Dolphins have already been eliminated from playoff contention.

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