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Tannehill ‘absolutely’ will be ready for start of 2018 season, Gase insists

Ryan Tannehill, who in the coming days will undergo surgery to repair his torn ACL, will “absolutely” be ready for the start of the 2018 season, Adam Gase told reporters Saturday.

Tannehill on Friday made the decision to have surgery to repair his left knee, which he first injured in December and then hurt again in practice last week.

He informed Gase of his decision in the last few days — which was not an easy conversation, Gase acknowledged.

“It was probably tougher for me because it's more and more real,” Gase said. “The fact that it's him — he knows his body, he knows how he feels.