Brian Flores revealed on his Wednesday press conference that Tua Tagovailoa has fractured ribs and will be out Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The team put him through further tests after the initial X-rays showed nothing broken.
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"He's in a lot of pain. He's out this week. We're going to take it week to week...this is a tough kid. He wants to play. He's actually trying to play. We're going to save him from himself a little bit on this and take it week to week," said Flores.
Tagovailoa was hurt on the second drive of the Dolphins' Week 2 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. Jacoby Brissett will start in his place.