FIRST WORDS

When there is practice, you’ll see him.”

Dolphins coach Brian Flores to reporters Wednesday about first- round draft pick Tua Tagovailoa, the quarterback out of Alabama who has been cleared for practice after recovering from a hip injury.

Though the competitor in me badly wants to play this season, I cannot ignore what is in my heart.”

Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley announcing Wednesday on social media he will forgo the 2020 college season due to COVID- 19 health concerns and will start preparing for the NFL draft. The projected first- round pick is not the first to make such a decision but is the highest profile college player so far. Farley said he lost his mother to an illness in 2018 and that he does not want to put any other family members at risk.

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