Brian Flores clarified that the Miami Dolphins are not auditioning Tua Tagovailoa for the remainder of 2020 to figure out whether they want to select another quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft.

"There's a couple things out there, let's call it a source close to Dolphins thinking, saying that we are auditioning Tua. I'm just going to tell you about my thinking. We brought Tua here because we believe in him, same as all the other draft picks. We believe in developing players ... and improving players on a daily basis," Flores said. "That would be the opposite of giving someone a 10-game audition. That's just my thinking on that, just so everybody's clear."

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday that one factor that contributed to the Dolphins' decision to name Tagovailoa as their starting quarterback.

The Dolphins own the first and second round picks of the Houston Texans next April.