The Miami Dolphins are benching sixth-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday, one day after coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that "everything's on the table" after his team's 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.

Tagovailoa joined Miami from Alabama as the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s been the Dolphins’ starting quarterback, when healthy, since the seventh game of his rookie season.

McCoy's criticism comes after the former Alabama Crimson Tide star threw for two TDs and a pick. Tagovailoa's furthest throw was a 29-yard pass, and McCoy believes that his small hands are a reason for his inability to thread the needle deep.

The end of the Tua Tagovailoa era could be coming sooner than many thought after Mike McDaniel's latest comments. Fresh off of Monday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that saw the team fail to score a touchdown until 9:41 to go in the fourth quarter,

When the Miami Dolphins signed Tua Tagovailoa to a $212.4 million contract extension last year, the NFL team seemed to have secured its quarterback for at least the next five seasons. Two years in, though, it appears the future has been recast.

Tua Tagovailoa secured his first career win in cold weather against the Jets, a modest 34-10 victory. However, a more significant test awaits in Pitts