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The Miami Dolphins might be on their third starting quarterback of the young season come Week 4.

Backup quarterback Skylar Thompson was knocked out of Sunday's 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with what head coach Mike McDaniel described as a "pretty painful" rib injury, which puts his status for Miami's Sept. 30 game against the Tennessee Titans in question.

McDaniel said that the Dolphins would have a better idea about Thompson's injury on Monday.

Related players: Tim Boyle, Tyler Huntley

Reports said Thompson wasn't able to dress himself after the game in Week 3. Boyle and recently signed Huntley look like they could compete to start Week 4 assuming Thompson is unable to go. Huntley may not be quite up to speed yet, but that will remain to be seen. It's going to be a huge downgrade for the entire Dolphin offense. The Dolphins are the first of two Monday night games in Week 4 when they host the Titans.

The Dolphins are placing QB Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve in order to give him ample time to progress through the stages of concussion protocol and meet with outside neurologists.

Related players: Skylar Thompson

We just reported a story where Tua hadn't been ruled out yet, and some around the league thought he had a chance to play in Week 8. As unrealistic as that seemed, the door seemed to be open. However, this obviously shuts that door, and is a more realistic, and safer, outcome for the QB. The earliest Tagovailoa could return is Week 8 against the Cardinals, but the Dolphins are committed to placing no timeline on him as he works through a deliberate process and eventual return to play, the post went on to say.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) has not yet been ruled out of the Week 3 contest against the Seattle Seahawks. During an appearance on 93.3 KJR Seahawks radio, Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports said, "There are some around the league who think he may play in Seattle this weekend."

Related players: Skylar Thompson

It would seem unrealistic to see Tua back on the field this quickly, but this report at least leaves the door open. He would need to pass protocol, and then beyond that there are obvious questions about rushing him back that soon given his history. This will be worth monitoring for the rest of the week. The Dolphins-Seahawks game is a later game on Sunday. We're sure to hear more about Tua's progress through protocol as the week goes on.

Not enough information yet to determine if Tua Tagovailoa is going on IR, according to McDaniel.

Related players: Skylar Thompson

The post went on to say the decision has not been discussed with Tagovailoa. It may be a glimmer of good news as far as Tua's status goes, but owners should still be prepared to be without him just in case this ends up being long term. Thompson will likely be a popular pickup given the talent around him alone.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Dolphins will be signing quarterback Tyler Huntley from Baltimore’s practice squad.

Related players: Tua Tagovailoa, Skylar Thompson

With Thompson expected to start with Tua out, Huntley doesn't have experience in the offense as the now backup QB. The piece went on to say C.J. Beathard, who knows the Miami offense from his time in San Francisco, was on the short list. Others, like former Dolphins backup quarterback Mike White, were not, the story added. Huntley, of course, was Lamar Jackson's backup, even making the Pro Bowl. He was signed by Cleveland, but eventually cut and was back in Baltimore as the QB3 behind Josh Johnson.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion and was quickly ruled out during the second half of Thursday night's loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Following his exit, Tagovailoa remained at Hard Rock Stadium in the locker room and did not leave for a hospital. Head coach Mike McDaniel, who spoke with Tagovailoa on the field and in the locker room, said his quarterback was "in good spirits."

Related Players: Skylar Thompson

Thompson is very likely to get the start in Week 3 with this being one of many recent concussions for Tagovailoa. He doesn't need to be started in fantasy leagues of any size.

John Harbaugh said the Ravens didn’t bring Derrick Henry to Baltimore with the plan to give him 30+ carries each game.

Related players: Lamar Jackson, Justice Hill, Keaton Mitchell

Jackson ran 16 times in Week 1 to Henry's 13. Zay Flowers had two runs with Hill getting just one. Hill was involved in the passing game with six catches, however. For what it's worth, Jackson missed practice Monday with no word form the team as to why, but it sounds like the Ravens don't play to change their offense. It remains to be seen if Jackson can handle that many runs a week going forward. It's possible Mitchell, upon his return at some point this season, could help out in the run game but he doesn't seem to be close to a return just yet.

Head coach John Harbaugh declined to specify why Lamar Jackson or any other player was not on the field for the day’s session.

“We had a number of guys that weren’t out there — some personal, some physical,” Harbaugh said in his press conference. “So, injury report comes out Wednesday afternoon, so you’ll be better advised on that day regarding all those guys.”

Reporters on the scene noticed Jackson was not participating in the day’s session, the story said. Jackson played each one of Baltimore’s 80 offensive snaps in the team’s season-opening loss to Kansas City. He completed 26-of-41 passes for 273 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 122 yards. Jackson's absence could be under the "personal" category, but looks like we'll have to wait until Wednesday for more information. The Ravens host the Raiders in an early game in Week 2.

Ian Rapoport reported Ravens TE Mark Andrews was back at practice.

Andrews was in a car accident back in the middle of August and was dealing with something the team called "very minor." However, it kept Andrews out of practice up until recently. The team also said they would bring back Andrews slow after the accident. It has left owners wondering just what was going on with their star tight end, but with Andrews now practicing again, it looks like he should be good for Thursday's Week 1 opener.

The Browns are releasing QB Tyler Huntley and signing RB D'Onta Foreman, source confirms.

Related Players: Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong, Nick Chubb

Well that didn't take long. For being cut so recently, he still has some fantasy value early in the season. Regardless, Ford should be the player we want, with a non-zero chance of being the No. 1 option for a vast majority of the season.