The Facts: It took about a week, but Tannehill has made the decision to go under the knife. The Dolphins quarterback is undergoing season-ending surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Diehards Line: Tannehill originally suffered a partially torn ACL late in the 2016 season, forcing him out of Miami's final three regular-season games and AFC Wild Card loss to Pittsburgh. Instead of surgery, the quarterback opted for stem-cell therapy and rehab over surgery. After the same knee buckled during practice last week, that decision seemed to prove costly. Anticipating the worst from Tannehill's tour of medical evaluations, Miami wasted little time. Head coach Adam Gase aggressively recruited quarterback Jay Cutler, luring him out of retirement with a one-year deal worth as much as $13 million. Now that Tannehill has pulled his own plug on 2017, the Dolphins look rather wise in their expediency. Miami now moves into 2017 with Cutler likely holding the reins of an attack that has enough talent to succeed.