The Dolphins were already reeling ahead of Week 17, sitting on four consecutive lo ses after a humiliating finish against the Packers. Now, the status of their quarterback is in question.Tua Tagovailoa suffered a head injury against Green Bay on Christmas Day, leaving his status uncertain ahead of a critical game against the Patriots.This has been a season of twists and turns for Tagovailoa, whose terrific start was halted by a concu sion controversy. He bounced back and briefly reinserted himself into the MVP conversation, but Marco Wilson Jersey the current string of lo ses has put intense pre sure on the Dolphins and their third-year pa ser entering January.MORE:Here are the latest updates on Tagovailoa's injury status. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel announced Monday that Tagovailoa has re-entered the league's concu sion protocol.Tagovailoareported symptoms to the team on Monday and will remain in the protocol at least until those symptoms clear.McDaniel initially said it wasn't clear whether Tagovailoa Jonathan Ledbetter Jersey had actually suffered a concu sion. However, on Wednesday, the coach clarified that Tagovailoa did suffer a concu sion, and that will likely put Teddy Bridgewater in line to start against the Patriots.Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel told reporters that QB Tua Tagovailoa did, in fact, suffer a concu sion Sunday. Teddy Bridgewater is in line to start Sunday at New England. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) "Ill do what the medical experts advise me to and Im quite certain theyre not going to advise me in the wrong direction when it comes to Tagovailoa's health," McDaniel said, per .This is Tagovailoa's second time in the concu sion protocol this season, though there is question as to whether it should be the third. He Ross Travis Jersey was forced to mi s two games after suffering a scary-looking concu sion against the Bengals in September, just four days after he appeared to lose his balance while trying to stand in a game against the Bills but didn't enter the protocol.MORE:McDaniel said Monday that he wasn't sure when Tagovailoa might have suffered the injury against Green Bay, but some on social media have pointed to this play:Saw this live. Robert Alford Jersey And I recorded it because I knew as soon as I saw it. This happened late in the 1st half. And I believe Tua played 2nd half with a concu sion. His head bounced off the ground. And it was very similar to the hit in Cincinnati. 3 INTs in the 4th qtr. proved it to me. Michael Williams (@SelfMade0602) Tagovailoa mi sed two games after Isaiah Simmons Jersey his September concu sion, so his status beyond Sunday's game against the Patriots will now come into question. Miami is in the thick of the AFC wild-card race and is facing an important battle with the Patriots in Week 17.However, regardle s of that result, the Dolphins will face a must-win game in Week 18 if the Jets beat the Seahawks on Sunday.MORE: RankPlayer1Tua Tagovailoa2Teddy Bridgewater3Skylar ThompsonTeddy Bridgewater will start against the Patriots if Tagovailoa isn't cleared to play.Bridgewater made onestart for the Dolphins earlier in the season, throwing just one pa s before exiting with an injury, but he played the majority of Rodney Hudson Jersey Miami's lo ses to the Bengals (after Tagovailoa left) and Vikings (in place of Skylar Thompson).Thompson, a seventh-round rookie who threw 53 pa ses as an injury replacement earlier this season, would serve as Bridgewater's backup.