The Facts: Shortly after the conclusion of the busiest, and possibly most important, first round of the NFL Draft in Dolphins history, the team’s top two decision-makers spoke with reporters about Tagovailoa. The biggest takeaways: While Tagovailoa intends to compete to start right away, the Dolphins are not going to rush him onto the field, particularly since he’s still five months removed from a major hip injury. “I’ll say my kids are expecting him [to be ready], but we haven’t even seen him,” HC Brian Flores said. “Our doctors haven’t seen him. We’re a long way to go before we can say who’s doing what. It’s way too early to speculate on this year and how this is going to go.”

Diehards Line: Are there concerns about his long-term health? “Football is a violent game,” GM Chris Grier said. “We did a lot of work on him. ... We’re very comfortable.” Why Tagovailoa over Justin Herbert, who was also available when the Dolphins went on the clock? “There were a lot of good players at that position,” Flores said. “We did our homework on every one of them for multiple days, multiple weeks. At the end of the day, we felt like that was the best choice for the Miami Dolphins.” He added: “Good player, good person, leadership qualities. We’re very happy with the pick.” You know all the conflicting media reports about which QB the Dolphins wanted? The Dolphins consumed those with both amusement and puzzlement. Said Flores: “We didn’t know where a lot of this stuff was coming from. It was very interesting to say the least.” Grier confirmed that the Dolphins did indeed try to move up to the first overall pick, but the Bengals weren’t interested. “We’re calling everyone and just doing homework,” he added. “We talked to everybody. There was nothing definitive with anyone.” Bottom line? Tagovailoa is now Miami's QB of the future.