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Tua, Tyreek Making Preseason Debut Against Las Vegas

The Miami Dolphins will use most of their starters in their preseason home opener against the Raiders
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Tua, Tyreek Making Preseason Debut Against Las Vegas
Tua, Tyreek Making Preseason Debut Against Las Vegas

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Quarterback Tua Tagovaioa and wide receiver Tyreek Hill will make their 2022 preseason debut for the Miami Dolphins in their preseason home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday night.

Head coach Mike McDaniel will be using most of the team's projected starters after more than a dozen players sat out the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last weekend.

The one front-line player who will be kept out of the Las Vegas game despite practicing Thursday is cornerback Xavien Howard, who the Dolphins certainly don't need to see in game action, as well as fullback Alec Ingold, who practiced all week but is coming off a torn ACL sustained last season while a member of the Raiders.

DOLPHINS PLAYERS MISSING IN ACTION

Also not expected to play are WR Jaylen Waddle, S Eric Rowe, FB John Lovett, TE Tanner Conner, LB Brennan Scarlett, T Terron Armstead and T Greg Little.

Besides Tagovailoa and Hill, those expected to play against the Raiders after sitting the preseason opener include RB Chase Edmonds, LB Melvin Ingram, S Jevon Holland, RB Raheem Mostert, LB Elandon Roberts, LB Jerome Baker, C Connor Williams, DE Emmanuel Ogbah, DT Zach Sieler and DT Christian Wilkins.

With Williams joining Robert Hunt, Liam Eichenberg and Austin Jackson in the lineup, the Dolphins will have four-fifths of their projected starting offensive line in action.

As for as a quarterback rotation, it's probably safe to expect Tagovailoa to play most, if not all, of the first half and it certainly wouldn't be a surprise to see Skylar Thompson take over after that, even though veteran Teddy Bridgewater also could be used.

The Raiders are expected to keep out several of their front-line players for this game, including QB Derek Carr, WR Davante Adams and their top two pass rushers, Chandler Jones and Maxx Crosby.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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