▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁the ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁selected ▁Tan neh ill ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁overall ▁pick . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁quarter back ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁since ▁Dan ▁Mar ino ▁went ▁ 2 7 th ▁overall ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁by ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁since ▁Mar ino ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁quarter back ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history , ▁after ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers ▁Bob ▁G ri ese ▁and ▁Mar ino . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season : ▁Ro ok ie ▁year ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Tan neh ill ▁signed ▁his ▁four - year ▁ro ok ie ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁worth ▁approximately ▁$ 1 2 . 6 8 8 ▁million , ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 th - year ▁option . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Tan neh ill ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁op ener ▁against ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 2 1 9 ▁yards , ▁no ▁touch down s , ▁and ▁three ▁inter ception s ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 – 1 0 ▁loss . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁inter ception s ▁were ▁t ipped ▁at ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁sc rim m age ▁by ▁def ensive ▁end ▁J