Although coach Joe Philbin has been noncommittal on Ryan Tannehill retaining his starting job, multiple Miami Dolphins players have been told the quarterback will remain the starter this week against the Oakland Raiders, according to a published report.
NFL.com reported that the players, who were not named in the report, were told that Tannehill will start Sunday's game at Wembley Stadium in London. Wide receiver Rishard Matthews told The Associated Press that Tannehill has been taking all of the snaps with the first team in practice and he feels pretty confident Tannehill will start against the Raiders.
Team drills are not open to the media during the regular season.
There hasn't been a noticeable drop in confidence from Tannehill, at least not according to some of his teammates. Matthews described him as a vocal leader in practice and in the huddle during games, and Wallace has made a similar observation.
"I think he's fine," wide receiver Mike Wallace said Tuesday. "Since I've been here I've never seen Ryan, good, bad or indifferent, act any different at the end of any game. He's been the same as when I first met him, and I have enough to worry about with my own position and trying to do well. I can't worry about what Coach is going to do. Whoever Coach puts out there, that's who we're going to roll with, and we're going to be behind him 100 percent no matter who it is, even if it's me at quarterback."
Tannehill is coming off another shaky performance in Miami's 34-15 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, which dropped the Dolphins to 1-2 this season. He threw for 205 yards and one touchdown and is on pace for career lows in completion percentage (56.5) and passer rating (74.1).
Miami is scheduled to leave Thursday for London. Matt Moore is the team's backup.
ESPN.com's James Walker and The Associated Press contributed to this report.