The Miami Dolphins lost another quarterback, Tyler Huntley, to injury on Sunday, and it’s unclear when he might return.
Coach Mike McDaniel said he had no immediate news on Huntley’s throwing shoulder after Miami’s 16-10 loss at Indianapolis, which was their fourth loss in five games. Tim Boyle took over for Huntley late in the third quarter and completed the game.
“He’s a tough dude, so coming off the field he was trying to say he was going to be good,” McDaniel said. “I think when the paid professionals talked to him about the things he’d have to do in terms of testing, I think he wasn’t … I don’t really know the extent of it, but I know it was going to take a lot to keep him out.”
It has been a tough start for Miami (2-4), which has already used four different quarterbacks.
The latest injury happened when Huntley took a hit in the third quarter. He made it to the Dolphins’ sideline on his own but went into the team’s injury tent before heading to the locker room for more tests.
The Dolphins quickly ruled Huntley out for the rest of the game. He completed 7 of 13 passes for 87 yards and one touchdown while also running five times for 20 yards on a day when the league’s lowest-scoring offense struggled again.
“I thought he did a good job with command; I thought he gave the offense a chance to win,” McDaniel said about Huntley. “I’ll have to look at the tape, but there are a couple things that maybe were there that we didn’t execute.
But I think it’s short-sighted to place blame on any one individual. I think he had us in a position to win, and that’s all you can ask for.”
Miami’s starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, can return from the injured reserve list on Monday after missing four games due to his latest concussion.
McDaniel did not share any details about the Dolphins’ plans for their starter on Sunday or if Tagovailoa might return wearing a Guardian helmet like running back De’Von Achane did after being cleared from the concussion protocol.
Boyle finished the game, completing 8 of 13 passes for 74 yards after taking over for Huntley. Skylar Thompson, who got a rib injury during his first start of the season—a loss to Seattle in Week 3—was named the emergency third quarterback on Sunday.
