After a long wait, "Tua Time" has finally arrived in Miami.With 2:27 remaining in Sunday's 24-0 win over the , the inserted rookie quarterback , the fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft. After handing off to running back on his first play Trevon Diggs Jersey under center, Tagovailoa completed his first NFL pa s, a two-yarder to running back . On the next play, Tagovailoa hit teammate for a seven-yard completion while giving the Dolphins their last first down of the game. Tagovailoa handed off to Breida on the game's final two plays, as the Dolphins improved to .500 through six games. Tua's first NFL completion: on CBS The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) After the game, Tagovailoa went back into the field, where he made a memorable FaceTime call to his two biggest fans. Tua just walked out and sat on field Dave Hyde (@davehydesports) "I usually talk to my parents after my game," he said after the game, . "My parents usually never mi s my game. I went out there and talked to them. That's what that moment was about."One of college football' Leighton Vander Esch Jersey s most celebrated players last fall, Tagovailoa's final college season ended prematurely after the former Alabama standout suffered a serious hip injury during his team's late-season lo s to LSU. Despite the injury, the Dolphins still made the decision to select him with the fifth overall pick. Tagovailoa, , took part in the Dolphins' training camp before being named the team's backup quarterback before the start of the regular season. After a 1-3 start, many Dolphins fans were clamoring for Ezekiel Elliott Jersey coach Brian Flores to start Tagovailoa. Flores said at the time that, while he believes that Tagovailoa is healthy enough to play, he does not want to rush his rookie quarterback into the starting lineup. Flores also said the succe s of rookie quarterback and rookie will not influence his decision as it relates to his rookie quarterback and when he should see the field."Look, the honest thing for me is what if it was my kid, and he had a serious injury like that, I wouldn't want his coach to be CeeDee Lamb Jersey in a rush to throw him in there because of anything like that," Flores said, . "That's kind of how I approach this situation and really all situations with the players. They e sentially are my kids. No one is going to pre sure me into anything. When we feel like he is ready to go Alfred Morris Jersey , we'll put him in."While veteran quarterback Ryan Fizpatrick has rebounded with two strong outings, it appears that Flores now believes that Tagovailoa is ready to play, albeit in a relief role. "It was awesome," . "There's obviously a lot of excitement around him. He's worked really hard. It was fun to see him get in there and complete a few pa ses."
