Following the drama surrounding Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins also lose second-string quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the New York Jets on Sunday. After a brief investigation, Bridgewater is removed from the game – also because of the Tagovailoa incident.

New York – Sunday night’s NFL game at the New York Jets could hardly have started any worse for the Miami Dolphins.

Back-up quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was pushed hard in his own end zone by Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner and brought down. Bridgewater threw the ball away, the referees ruled intentional grounding and thus a safety and a 2-0 lead for the Jets.

Worse still, Bridgewater was injured on the first play of the game. The 29-year-old had to leave the field and be examined for an elbow injury and a head injury. His return to the field was initially considered questionable. A short time later, the Dolphins announced that Bridgewater would not return to the field.

Injury Update | Teddy Bridgewater has been downgraded to out. https://t.co/Bdp8CaVERg

– Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) October 9, 2022

Drama about Tua Tagovailoa

This is especially tragic because Bridgewater was only on the field at all because of the drama surrounding Tua Tagovailoa. The quarterback suffered a head injury a fortnight ago against the Buffalo Bills, but surprisingly was allowed to continue playing after a brief examination.

Last weekend in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tagovailoa again hit his head hard on the ground after a sack and had to be taken to hospital with a concussion. There was a lot of criticism of the Dolphins medical department.

New Concussion Protocol: Bridgewater does not return

The Concussion Protocol rules have been tightened, which is why Bridgewater was not allowed to return to the field on Sunday. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the quarterback passed medical tests but was removed from the game due to the tightened rules.

Dolphins QB Teddy Bridgewater was ruled out due to the concussion protocol, to be specific. He passed the tests administered by docs, but due to the new adjustments to the protocol and based on what the spotter saw, he was ruled out.

– Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 9, 2022

Against the Jets, third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson took over, the Dolphins having picked the rookie in the seventh round of the draft.