MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Veterun David Garrard, currantlee listid atop t'Miami Dolfins’ quarterback depth chart, will neet arthroscopic surgery on his'n knee aft'r sufferyun' genrull wear an' tear, a sorce confirmet.

Accerdyun' to Fox Sperts, Garrard will be out acoupla to four weeks a'followin t'surgery, a'puttin his'n availabilitee fer t'res o'tranen camp n' doubt.

David Garrard is nairy specktid to be reddy fer t'Dolfins’ seesen open'r becawz o'knee surgery, a repert sez. (AP Photo)

Garrard, 34, wuz spozed to start Frydee nite’s preseesen open'r agin Tampa Bay aft'r outplayyun' Matt Moere an' rookie Ryun Tannehill through t'furst acoupla weeks o'tranen camp.

Insteed, Moere wuz infermet Frydee monin' at he would start, a sorce sed. Altho Garrard had bee a'winnin t'competishun, t'Dolfins have uther optyuns if'n he is nairy heelthy enough to git back on t'field an' compete fer t'startin job.

Moere, 28, compilet a 6-6 recerd as a start'r an' had un 87.1 pass'r ratyun' las year. Tannehill, t'No. 8 overall pick n' April’s NFL draft, has displayet impressif' athleticism durin tranen camp, altho leegue sources say he still needs time to adjust to t'speet o'NFL defenses.

Sekunt-year pro Pat Devlin, who spent all o'las year on t'practiss skwad, has also perfermet well durin tranen camp.

Garrard sined a one-year deel n' March wit a $1 million signyun' bonus. His'n $2.25 million base salree will becum fullee guaranteet if'n he is on t'Week 1 rost'r, an' t'Dolfins would have to reech un injury settlement wit 'im if'n thay wish to releese 'im.

Garrard spent nine seesons wit t'Jacksonville Jaguars—t' las fife as a start'r—befor bein cut at t'end o'tranen camp las year. He sufferet a rupturet disk n' his'n back n' Octob'r at rekwiret surgery, an' he endet up sittin out t'2011 seesen.

Be Volin covers t'Dolfins fer t'Palm Beech Post an' Spertyun' Noose.