Tua to Miss At Least Four Games for Dolphins: Odds Spiral

The Miami Dolphins futures odds were likely to take a hit but strangely enough the Dolphins odds moved from +6.5 to +4.5 for a Week 3 game in Seattle.

The Dolphins are officially placing Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after the quarterback suffered another concussion in Thursday's loss to the Buffalo Bills, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on with news breaking shortly after 4 pm EDT.

Per NFL rules, Tagovailoa must remain on injured reserve for at least four games. There is no timetable for how long Miami plans to keep him on IR, as he focuses on his health before his return to the field.

It is the third diagnosed concussion of Tagovailoa's NFL career.

Oddsmakers appeared to already believe Tua would not be playing in next Sunday's game.  The competitive odds could be an indication that oddsmakers have faith in third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson, who will start Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks now that Tagovailoa has officially been ruled out.

Thompson did not play during the 2023 season, but he started three games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road to the Bills. McDaniel said the move to add Huntley "was not any direct reflection on Skylar" and was made to bolster the team's depth.

Huntley has started 10 games in his four-year career, mostly for the Ravens. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2022 after helping guide them to the playoffs in place of Lamar Jackson. He started Baltimore's playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

"I do think that it helps the dynamics of the [quarterbacks] room to add another guy with starting history to this team," McDaniel said of Huntley. "He's a guy that's a signal caller that a team can get behind. ... I think this is more directly to back up Skylar and then you always let competition play out when it's out on the field. But this is a depth move for sure."