INDIANAPOLIS -- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley left Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts with an injury to his right shoulder and will not return.
Huntley was hit as he threw an incomplete pass midway through the third quarter and was walked back to the Dolphins' locker room by a member of the team's medical staff. Backup quarterback Tim Boyle, who was signed to Miami's active roster Saturday, entered the game in his place.
Sunday's game marked Huntley's third start of the season as the Dolphins' instability at the quarterback position has muted the NFL's top offense from a season ago. Starter Tua Tagovailoa, who signed a four-year, $212.1 million contract this offseason, has spent the past four games on injured reserve after suffering a concussion in Week 2.
Third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson initially started in place of Tagovailoa, but was knocked out of Miami's loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3 with a rib injury and has not played since. Thompson is the team's emergency quarterback for Sunday's game and would be eligible to play if Boyle is ruled out.
Before his injury, Huntley completed 7 of 13 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown to tight end Jonnu Smith -- his first passing touchdown of the season.
