DAVIE (CBSMiami) – In the wake of Ryan Tannehill’s knee injury, the Miami Dolphins needed to bring in another quarterback.
On Tuesday they did just that, signing veteran QB T.J. Yates.
A fifth round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, Yates spent the majority of his career with the Houston Texans.
He last played in December of 2015, suffering a torn ACL in a game he started against the Indianapolis Colts.
Yates played collegiately at North Carolina, where he still holds the school records for career passing yards (9,377) and single-season passing yards (3,418).
He is the only former University of North Carolina quarterback to start a game in the NFL.