Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa 'Very Unlikely' to Play with Injury amid NFL Playoff Push

Tua Tagovailoa is "very unlikely" to play in the Miami Dolphins' regular-season finale due to the hip injury that also kept him out last week against the Cleveland Browns.

Head coach Mike McDaniel updated Tagovailoa's status on Friday, noting Snoop Huntley is set to get the start against the New York Jets.

Tagovailoa, in his fifth season in the NFL, has dealt with several injuries in 2024 after playing all 17 games a season ago. He had a promising start to the year, throwing for 338 passing yards and a touchdown in Week 1, but suffered a scary concussion against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2.

The concussion landed Tagovailoa on the injured reserve and he didn't return until Oct. 27, missing four games.

Tagovailoa managed to stay healthy for most of the season but suffered a hip injury against the Houston Texans in Week 15. While he was able to battle through the injury the following week against the San Francisco 49ers, he missed the Dolphins' penultimate game against the Cleveland Browns.

Luckily for the Dolphins, Miami survived without its starting quarterback to stay alive in the playoff race. Miami needs to beat New York in Week 18, along with a Denver Broncos loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, who will be resting Patrick Mahomes.

Tagovailoa has thrown for 2,867 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He had a decent season considering he had to miss a bit of time, but it was far from the year he hoped to have after amassing 4,624 yards and 29 touchdowns a year ago.