Fins select Harrington as starting QB
By Greg Bedard
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 08, 2006
UPDATED: 12:15 p.m. October 08, 2006
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Not only will Daunte Culpepper not start against the New England Patriots today, he likely won't play at all.
According to the inactives report released in the Gillette Stadium press box, Joey Harrington will make his first start for the Dolphins. Culpepper, who has a bruised throwing shoulder, will be the third quarterback. That means he can only play if the team's first two quarterbacks are injured. Cleo Lemon will be the backup against the Patriots.
Neither Harrington nor Lemon has thrown a pass for the Dolphins in the regular season.
Harrington's last start came on Jan. 1 for the Detroit Lions against the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he completed 17-of-33 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns.
"I guess I was prepared for anything when I came in here," said Harrington, who was obtained from Detroit in May for a conditional draft choice. "That was what I said from the get-go. I came in here to play if they needed me to, and that hasn't changed."
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