DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The Dolphins and NFL have conducted initial contact tracing with no high-risk close contacts determined as of Thursday afternoon, a source told ESPN, but that process will continue. Fitzpatrick practiced fully Wednesday and wasn't listed on the injury report, but he didn't practice Thursday afternoon, indicating that the positive COVID-19 test was a recent surprise.
Rookie Tua Tagovailoa is the Dolphins' starting quarterback, but Fitzpatrick has been called on twice in the fourth quarter to play what coach Brian Flores compared to a "ninth-inning reliever" role.