Dolphins name Fitzpatrick starter for Week 1

The Miami Dolphins have tabbed Ryan Fitzpatrick as their starting quarterback over Josh Rosen for the regular-season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, head coach Brian Flores announced on Thursday after the team's final preseason game.

Fitzpatrick and Rosen, the 10th overall pick in 2018, had been competing throughout the summer, though the veteran was widely viewed as the favorite to earn the job.

By beating out Rosen, the 36-year-old will start for his eighth team in 15 NFL seasons, and his third AFC East club.

Fitzpatrick previously played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the then-St. Louis Rams.

Although the journeyman gets the early nod, Miami will likely want to see what it has in Rosen, who was acquired from the Arizona Cardinals during the 2019 draft.

"I think Rosen will get there," said Flores, according to Hal Habib of The Palm Beach Post. "When? That's up to him. Both QBs handled the decision really well."

Rosen spoke to the media shortly after Flores' announcement. He's confident about being able to unseat Fitzpatrick sometime this season.

"It's only (a matter of) time that this team is mine," said Rosen, according to Cameron Wolfe of ESPN. "But until then, I'm going to be as supportive of a backup as I can and push him every single day."

Last season, Fitzpatrick started for the Bucs while Jameis Winston was suspended for the first three games of the campaign.

He started hot, throwing eight touchdown passes over the first two games, before cooling off and forcing Tampa Bay to switch back to Winston following four Fitzpatrick starts. Fitzpatrick regained the starting role during Weeks 8-11, but he was benched again after tossing three interceptions.

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