Watch: Tua Tagovailoa carted to locker room after scary injury in Week 2 (Video)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the field early in Week 2 after taking a crushing hit against the Buffalo Bills. 

Tua Tagovailoa was carted off to the Dolphins locker room after getting crushed on a blitz by the Bills. He was able to walk off the field on his own power, but it was clear something wasn’t right and the decision to take him to the locker room was immediate.

What happened to Tua Tagovailoa?

Early in the first half of Week 2, Tua was crushed on a blitz by the Bills. He walked gingerly back to the sideline but was carted to the locker room as soon as he got there.

Tua Tagovailoa injured: Tua hip injury was immediately a cause for concern

It’s yet to be determined what the specific injury Tua suffered was, but fans are having flashbacks to the brutal hip injury he suffered in his final season at Alabama.

Walking off the field, it looked like Tua was favoring his ribs, but Dolphins fans can’t be blamed for fearing that he may have re-aggravated the hip injury that caused his draft stock to be questioned when he was coming into the NFL a few years ago. There was no question that a healthy Tua was a top prospect in the draft — if not the best quarterback in his draft class at the time — but the injury was a massive red flag.

Tua Tagovailoa backup: Who is the Dolphins backup QB?

Brian Flores will be handing the quarterback reigns to a familiar face: Jacoby Brissett.

Losing Tua is a backbreaker for the Dolphins, both in terms of their hopes to take the next step toward being a contender and for his development as a franchise quarterback.