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    Miami Dolphins backup quarterback Skylar Thompson made his first start in relief of Tua Tagoavailoa since 2022 in the team’s Week 3 game against the Seattle Seahawks.

    Thompson’s return to the lineup was short-lived. He suffered a chest injury after taking a hit in the third quarter and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

    This further thinned Miami’s quarterback position and forced them to call on their third quarterback, Tim Boyle.

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    Boyle will have to finish the game against the Dolphins with Thompson out. That said, Miami does have a third option available to replace him if he gets injured, thanks to the NFL’s emergency third quarterback rules.

    Here’s what you need to know about the Dolphins’ quarterback depth chart as they deal with significant injury woes in Week 3.

    Who is the Dolphins’ third quarterback?

    Tim Boyle is the Dolphins’ third-string quarterback. The veteran quarterback opened the season on the team’s practice squad but was signed to the 53-man roster after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2.

    Boyle, 29, has played for six NFL teams since signing with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has made five career starts, losing all of them. He has completed 62.3 percent of his passes for 934 yards, four touchdowns and 12 interceptions during his NFL career.

    It will be interesting to see if the Dolphins continue with Boyle as their starting quarterback if Thompson is absent after this week, or if they go with their fourth quarterback, who has been more successful than Boyle during his NFL career.

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    The Dolphins are currently three-deep at quarterback, with Tagovailoa currently on IR and not on the 53-man roster. Below is a look at Miami’s quarterback depth chart:

    • Skylar Thompson
    • Tim Boyle
    • Tyler Huntley (emergency QB)

    Thompson has been with the Dolphins since they selected him with a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. The third-year passer was entrusted as Miami’s backup, as he beat out Mike White for the job.

    The Dolphins released White on the eve of the 2024 NFL season and brought in Boyle to replace him. They only had to sign Boyle to the practice squad after the Texans let him go, freeing up White’s roster spot for another position.

    Huntley is the Dolphins’ most recent acquisition, having joined the team on Sept. 16, just four days after Tagovailoa’s concussion. He spent the 2024 offseason with the Cleveland Browns, but was signed to the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad after Cleveland released him following final cuts.

    Huntley has a career record of 3-6 as a starter, completing 64.6 percent of his passes for 1,957 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also made the Pro Bowl after the 2022 season thanks to multiple AFC team opt-outs.

    Huntley will only be available for the Dolphins in Week 3 if Boyle is injured and is unable to play. But looking ahead, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see him overtake the veteran on Miami’s depth chart, especially as he continues to grow more comfortable in Mike McDaniel’s system.

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