The ' season was put in jeopardy on Thursday -- in August -- when quarterback went downA late Thursday evening report from ESPN.com's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington stated that the Dolphins now fear Tannehill's season might be over: Dolphins fear Ryan Tannehill will need season-ending knee surgery, but no decision on it has been made, sources tell and me. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) It's a strange turn of events given that earlier on Thursday, it seemed like the Dolphins had received some Brian Burns Jersey good news.Sigh of relief for . Member of org says no structural damage for Ryan Tannehill, knee same now as in am. Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) While no structural damage for Ryan Tannehill, member of org says it DID buckle and so have to think how to proceed after scare. Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) Of course, Ryan Tannehill may still mi s some time after this tweak, member of org says. But def not worst case scenario right now Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) According to Omar Kelly of the , ." Kelly confirmed that Tannehill didn't suffer any structural damage. Still, the report from Schefter and Darlington painted a far darker picture of the situation. "He's Pat Elflein Jersey done, I think," they quoted one source as saying.Considering Tannehill's 2016 season ended prematurely with the Dolphins had to have known this was a po sibility. From Schefter:Tannehill must decide whether he wants to wait at least six weeks to let it heal and take another shot at playing, or go ahead and have the surgery, which would end his season.The Dolphins recognize they might have to step in and recommend the surgery that Tannehill has avoided since he initially injured the knee last December against Arizona.One source said Thursday that, because Tannehill did not repair his partially torn ACL during the offseason, his knee was "a ticking time bomb that was going to go off at any time."If Tannehill has to mi Frankie Luvu Jersey s significant time, the Dolphins might be tempted go out and sign a free agent to replace Tannehill. At the time of Tannehill's injury, , like , who is somehow still unsigned, and , who but could've be lured back to play for his former coach, Adam Gase.In Joseph Charlton Jersey fact, Darlington reported Thursday that Cutler has interest in reuniting with Gase, though a return to the isn't imminent at this point: Heres where it gets interesting: Im told Cutler is interested in delaying TV gig to play for Gase but itd need to be starting job/money. Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) Dolphins could slow play Cutler decision since they are only team, Im told, Cutler would consider leaving his TV gig for at this point. Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) So for now, Dolphins can afford at least *some* patience. External options (Cutler, Kaepernick, etc.) and internal ones (Moore) both exist. Zane Gonzalez Jersey Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) The Dolphins could still choose to pursue one of those quarterbacks, given the uncertainty of the situation. In the meantime, expect long-time backup to get the first-team reps.In Tannehill's first season under Gase last year, he set career highs in completion percentage, touchdown percentage, yards per attempt, and pa ser rating. And the Dolphins made the playoffs for the first time since 2008. However, the Dolphins