The Miami Dolphins announced they have activated a quarterback Tua Tagovailoa Removed from injured reserve list and released quarterback Tim Boyle. The team also increased its defensive tackles Neil Farrell and long snapper Matt Overton to the active squad for Sunday’s game.

Tagovailoa*,* a first-round pick (fifth overall) by Miami in the 2020 NFL Draft, is in his fifth season with the Dolphins. He played in 54 games with 53 starts, completing 1,136 of 1,700 passes (66.8 percent) for 13,122 yards and 83 touchdowns, as well as 140 runs for 409 yards and six rushing touchdowns. Tagovailoa, who was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2023, became the first Dolphins player since Dan Marino in 1992 to lead the league in passing with 4,624 yards and the second to throw for more than 4,500 yards in a season. He ranked fifth in passer rating (101.1), fifth in passing touchdowns (29) and second in yards per attempt (8.3). He also posted a 69.3 completion percentage in 2023, the best single-season mark in team history. Tagovailoa is a three-time team captain (2022-24) and played college at the University of Alabama.

Boyle has played in 22 games in his career, including five starts with Green Bay (2019-20), Detroit (2021), Chicago (2022), the NY Jets (2023) and Miami (2024). He appeared as a backup quarterback in Miami’s Week 3 and Week 7 contests in Seattle and Indianapolis this season, completing 15 of 26 passes (57.7 percent) for 153 yards. Boyle has completed 129 of 206 passes (61.7 percent) for 1,087 yards with four touchdowns and 12 interceptions in his career. He originally entered the league in 2018 as an undrafted college free agent with Green Bay. Boyle finished his college career at Eastern Kentucky, where he started in all 11 games in 2017 and completed 201 of 327 passes for 2,134 yards with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He transferred to EKU in 2016 from the University of Connecticut, where he played three seasons (2013-15).

Farrell has played 12 games in his career for Las Vegas (2022) and Kansas City (2023). He recorded 13 tackles (four solo), one pass defended and two tackles for loss. He originally entered the league as a fourth-round selection (126th overall) by Las Vegas in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at LSU (2017-2021), where he appeared in 52 career games with 21 starts and recorded 144 tackles (55 solo), 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and five passes defended.

Overton played in 140 games in 10 seasons with Indianapolis (2012-16), Jacksonville (2017-18), Tennessee (2020), LA Chargers (2021), Dallas (2022) and Miami (2024), totaling 17 special teams tackles (nine Solo). He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2013 and has played in nine postseason games with Indianapolis (2012-14), Tennessee (2020) and Dallas (2022). Overton appeared in Miami’s Week 7 contest in Indianapolis. He entered the NFL in 2007 as an undrafted free agent with Seattle, where he spent training camp. Overton spent time with the Tri-Cities Fever (2008) of the National Indoor Football League and the Florida Tuskers (2009) and Omaha Nighthawks (2010) of the United Football League. Overton played collegiately at Western Washington (2005-06), where he was a team captain and a two-year starter at defensive end and long snapper. He attended Diablo Valley College (2003-04) before transferring to Western Washington.