Dolphins' Teddy Bridgewater out, in protocol after hard hit

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is in the concussion protocol and has been ruled out against the New York Jets after leaving the game in the first quarter.

Bridgewater was put into the protocol after the booth ATC spotter ruled him a «no-go» after he took a hit on Dolphins' opening offensive drive, in compliance with the NFL's amended concussion protocol. Bridgewater passed his concussion evaluation, according to a source, but the booth ATC spotter believed he saw Bridgewater stumble and triggered the new ataxia addition to the «no-go» symptoms in the protocol.

The Dolphins said that Bridgewater also had an elbow injury.

Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead also has been ruled out for the rest of the game after aggravating a toe injury that had him listed as questionable for Sunday's contest.

Bridgewater was hit while attempting a pass on the Dolphins' first offensive play of the game, when Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner got to him unblocked. The pass fell incomplete but was ruled intentional grounding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Bridgewater was quickly taken to the medical tent before being escorted to the locker room by an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant for a concussion evaluation.

He was ruled out after roughly 40 minutes in the locker room. Rookie seventh-round pick Skylar Thompson is the only quarterback remaining on the Dolphins' active roster.

Bridgewater was making his first start of the season in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who is in the concussion protocol after sustaining a concussion during Miami's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4. The Dolphins have not publicly established a timetable for Tagovailoa's return, but he did not travel to New York with the