Dolphins’ Bridgewater leaves under revised concu sion rules October 9 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Teddy Bridgewater’s first start with the Miami Dolphins began with a big hit on his first snap.The veteran quarterback’s shaky reaction on the field was enough to get him pulled for the day because of Bridgewater, starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa, left the on Sunday after he was on a blitz as he was about to throw. Bridgewater was called for intentional grounding in the end zone on the play, resulting in a safety on Miami’s first offensive play. Richie Grant Jersey And then Bridgewater was examined for an elbow injury and also evaluated for a concu sion.Coach Mike McDaniel said after the game Bridgewater doesnt have any concu sion symptoms and pa sed tests, but a spotter saw Bridgewater stumble after the play. So he was removed a result of the revised protocols put in place as a result of Tagovailoa’s injuries.Hell be now under the new regulations in the concu sion protocol moving forward, McDaniel said.Bridgewater started after Tagovailoa suffered a concu sion in Miamis previous game Sept. 29 at Cincinnati. Tagovailoa took a hard sack in the first half and displayed the fencing response after the hit. He was stretchered off the field and taken to a hospital. He remains in the concu sion protocol.That came four days after Tagovailoa was hit hard against Buffalo, causing him to slam to the ground. He appeared disoriented afterward and stumbled as he tried to get to his feet. Tagovailoa was immediately taken to the locker room, went through the NFLs concu sion protocol and cleared of any head injury. He started the third quarter, drawing widespread criticism as to why he was allowed to return.On Saturday, the Drake London Jersey to the leagues concu sion protocol following a joint investigation into the procedures after Tagovailoa’s back injury. The league and players union said in a joint statement that while the Dolphins followed protocol after the injury, the outcome of the Tagovailoa case was not what was intended when the Protocol was drafted.As a result, language addre sing abnormality of balance/stability was added to the leagues protocol list of symptoms that would keep a player from returning to the game. That applied to Bridgewater on Sunday.Honestly, Im happy that theres some policy that the medical experts deem is safe for the players collectively, McDaniel said. Thats Avery Williams Jersey a positive thing. As far as the determination that things were followed appropriately, that didnt surprise me. Thats what Ive been saying.Bridgewater was replaced by rookie Skylar Thompson, who was 19 of 33 for 166 yards and an interception in his NFL debut. To see Tua go down the way he did and see Teddy go down the way he did, its never something you would wish on anybody, the seventh-rounder from Kansas State said. You hate to see it. It hurts.McDaniel said he thought Bridgewater would be able to fly home with the team.You never want to see one of your teammates go down, especially to see Teddy on the first play, Thompson said. It was a little bit to take in.Thompson led a few efficient scoring drives for the Dolphins in relief of Bridgewater. With Miami trailing 19-7, tight end Durham Smythe took a direct snap and shoved his way acro s the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown with 4 seconds left in the second quarter. Jason Sanders 46-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half cut the Dolphins deficit to two at 19-17. Miami had a chance to take its first lead, but Sanders was wide right on a 54-yard attempt early Morten Andersen Jersey in the fourth quarter. And the Jets scored 21 straight points to turn a nail-biter into a blowout. Its rough, but the whole team has confidence in Skylar, McDaniel said of the effect of losing Bridgewater. “I think our team, in general, doesnt look at it like theres a one-man savior at any spot. Its a new set of circumstances so early. I didnt think the rest of the teams response to losing Teddy had anything to do with losing the game.But now the Dolphins’ attention will turn to who starts next Sunday when Miami hosts Minnesota. If neither Tagovailoa nor Bridgewater is cleared, it could be Thompson making his first career start while trying to help end a two-game skid after the Dolphins opened the season 3-0.You’ve got to start somewhere, Thompson said. Didnt play well enough today and obviously that starts with me.”___ AP Sports Writer Alanis Thames contributed to this report.___More AP NFL coverage: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Miami Dolphins National Football League Durham Smythe Jason Sanders New York Jets Miami Dolphins Spain or Morocco? 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