Tua Tagovailoa

Four days after he was helped off the field with what looked like a head injury in a game against Buffalo, Tagovailoa played Thursday night.

That cost the Dolphins a first-round draft pick in 2023, a third-round pick in 2024, and Ross was suspended until Oct. Thursday night, NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith texted Whitworth: “We will pursue every legal option, including making referrals against the doctors to licensing agencies and the team that is obligated to keep our players safe.” Further, if he’d been diagnosed with a concussion, the five-step NFL concussion protocols would have kept him out of Thursday’s game, too. I was able to get myself through the test, explain that I’m fine, knowing that I had been dinged pretty good.” And, of course, after the 2018 season, former Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Seahawks headhunter Jadaveon Clowney in a playoff game. He spoke Friday morning, as the world awakened to film and images of the latest NFL miscarriage of safety: Tagovailoa on his back, seemingly paralyzed. Successful former coach Brian Flores accused Ross of offering him cash to lose (that claim was not substantiated), and Ross told him to recruit Tom Brady, then the Patriots quarterback. Nedd, a neurologist and the former team physician for the University of Miami’s football team. On Sunday, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion, obvious to anyone with eyes: He hit his head on the turf, rose, staggered, and left for examination. As if Tagovailoa hadn’t staggered to the locker room four days prior. Take their remaining first-round pick from the 2023 draft. It’s called “fencing reflex”: A person takes a head shot, falls, and his splayed fingers petrify into unnatural positions.

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is in the concussion protocol after being stretchered off the field Thursday night and traveling with the Dolphins back to Miami.

No has to be the answer.'" "Our job as the NFLPA is to take every possible measure to get the facts and hold those responsible accountable. He added: "There was no medical indication from all resources that there was anything regarding the head. He stumbled when he got up and was immediately taken to the locker room, where he was evaluated for a concussion. "And no one else in the building strays from that." He returned to the game at the start of the third quarter and was not in the concussion protocol the following week, despite questions about why he was allowed to return to the game at all. "Obviously, I am upset and concerned just like any fan and just like any physician is any time one of our players suffers any type of injury," Sills said Friday. On the play, he spun awkwardly and was thrown to the turf. "My job as a coach is here for the players. McDaniel said Tagovailoa was interacting with teammates on the flight home. The Dolphins, amid a rebuild in 2020, drafted Tagovailoa No. Tagovailoa was sacked by Bengals defensive tackle Josh Topou late in the first half Thursday.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that Tua Tagovailoa was in the process of wrapping up an MRI, which he described as an extra precaution, ...

"It will never feel normal for me personally and the type of person I am -- I know you guys are just starting to learn -- is that I will never be comfortable with player getting carted off the field. I know that he was checked after [Sunday's] game, I know that he was checked the following day. "What I was kind of referring to in terms of not changing anything I do is because the whole process for what happened in the Bills game was he was evaluated for a head injury immediately. "If there would've been anything lingering with his head, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I prematurely put someone out there and put them in harm's way. "I appreciate all the concern really because I care about the guy and I appreciate all the concern for the individual," McDaniel said. He was evaluated and then cleared by several layers of medical professionals -- I don't pretend to be one -- but those people, the collection of them, cleared him of any head injury whatsoever and he had a back and ankle issue. So, in terms of deciding whether or not to play a guy on a Thursday night game, I'm concerned about his lower back and his ankle and putting him in harm's way. "It was difficult to not be able to finish the game and be there with my teammates, but I am grateful for the support and care I've received from the Dolphins, my friends and family, and all the people who have reached out. "I want to thank everyone for all of their prayers and support since the game last night," he said. Just worried about him getting healthy, getting all the testing done that he needs to get done and us working with him so that we can feel good about where that injury is at, and then we will cross the bridge in terms of timetables of however long. The NFL on Wednesday confirmed a review was ongoing, but every indication was that proper protocol Tagovailoa was discharged Thursday night in time to meet his team at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati wearing a neck brace and travel back to Miami after the Fins' 27-15 loss to the Bengals.

Four days after being allowed to play through concussion symptoms, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa lay motionless and concussed at Paycor Stadium. The ...

That is not what I’m about at all, and no outcome of a game will ever influence me being irresponsible as the head coach of the football team.” And how could McDaniel — who surely re-watched every second of the Buffalo game, including Tua’s stumble — not have questioned whether it was prudent for Tagovailoa to be cleared to play? [trading for the speedy Tyreek Hill](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/03/23/tyreek-hill-trade-dolphins/?itid=lk_inline_manual_24) and making him a $30 million-a-year receiver. He didn’t intend to dismiss the seriousness of a concussion, but that’s what he did. He needs to take as much time as he needs to recover, and more importantly, the Dolphins need to force him to do so. Every player on the 53-man roster deserves diligent medical care, but the quarterback is the most essential component of the team. It all added up to a complete institutional failure, for the Dolphins and the entire league. Tagovailoa is fortunate to be responding fairly well after the vicious incident. While it’s easy to lump this incident into all of Miami’s recent dysfunction, the truth is that any of the 32 teams could have messed up similarly. He left the game to be evaluated because he exhibited what is listed as “gross motor instability” in the current NFL concussion safety playbook. The Dolphins won, 21-19, over a Buffalo squad that might be the league’s most dominant team. On Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, Tagovailoa was slammed to the turf in the second quarter.

The N.F.L. said its concussion protocols were followed when Tua Tagovailoa hit his head on Sunday. On Thursday, the quarterback left the field on a ...

Tretter, the president of the N.F.L. Fearing a shrinking pipeline of new players and fans, the N.F.L. “We have come a long way in the past 15 years but the last week proves how far we have left to go.” “These measures are no different than when Big Tobacco was telling people for years that they put filters on cigarettes and made them safer,” said Brad Sohn, a lawyer who has represented numerous current and former players who have sued the N.F.L. The N.F.L. The league and its broadcast partners celebrate hard tackles during games and in endless highlight reels. Together, they determine whether a player can return, with the team doctor having the ultimate say. For those who have pushed the N.F.L. “It’s pretty high on the list of serious medical consequences of football.” The process can take weeks. Now, the whole world watch as he lay on the field helpless. Already, Tagovailoa’s health was drawing renewed scrutiny of the N.F.L.’s problem with head hits and concussions.

Head coach Mike McDaniel was swarmed with questions as he was the first of the Dolphins' brass to discuss the matter. "It was a scary moment," McDaniel said at ...

He [was stumbling on the field](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tua-tagovailoa-injury-update-dolphins-qb-returns-after-taking-hit-to-head-in-first-half-vs-bills/) after the hit, causing many to believe he had suffered a head injury. He was asking for me and when he saw me I could just tell that it wasn't the same guy that I'm used to seeing." I was obviously very worried about his head, but you know you wanted to make sure that all things with relation to the spine and back -- you want to make sure that's okay. That was an emotional moment that is not part of the deal that anyone signs up for even though you know it's a possibility in football to have something that you have to be taken off on a stretcher. "He was evaluated for a concussion and he's in the concussion protocol ... Head coach Mike McDaniel was swarmed with questions as he was the first of the Dolphins' brass to discuss the matter.

Teammates gather around Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) after an injury during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati ...

"That's a serious injury," he said in another. The bottom line regarding Tua is LIFE is bigger than football. It's a quality of life issue." If the UNCs or athletic trainers, also called booth spotters, see any sign of a concussion, they must contact the team physician to recommend a sideline examination. "The bottom line regarding Tua is LIFE is bigger than football," former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III said. More tests may be administered if a player may have sustained a concussion.

The joint concussion protocol of the NFL and NFL Players Association is facing serious questions Friday, one day after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua ...

His highlights on Thursday night were a 7-yard touchdown pass to [Chase Edmonds](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3119195/chase-edmonds) and a 64-yard pass to [Tyreek Hill](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116406/tyreek-hill) that put Miami deep in the red zone. A failure in medical judgment is a failure of the protocols when it comes to the wellbeing of our players." [Teddy Bridgewater](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16728/teddy-bridgewater), who has a 33-30 record in 63 starts for the [Minnesota Vikings](/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings), [New Orleans Saints](/nfl/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-saints), [Carolina Panthers](/nfl/team/_/name/car/carolina-panthers) and [Denver Broncos](/nfl/team/_/name/den/denver-broncos) over the past seven seasons. He was diagnosed later with a concussion and did not finish the game. Because it was not "neurologically caused," according to the determination of the team and unaffiliated doctors, he was permitted to play under the terms of the protocol. He added that the team and an unaffiliated neurological consultant went "above and beyond" to the point where Tagovailoa was "annoyed" at the amount of questions he was asked about a potential head injury. He accompanied the Dolphins on the team plane and was in good spirits upon arrival, wearing a neck brace as a precaution. In Tagovailoa's case, the gross motor instability was attributed to a back injury and not a concussion. Tagovailoa was treated at University of Cincinnati Hospital and was discharged before the Dolphins left the Cincinnati area for South Florida. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa insisted that a back injury he suffered earlier in the game was to blame for the stumble. "We'll review all of the video, we'll review all of the data. The Dolphins originally labeled it a head injury but then later attributed the stumble to ankle and back injuries and allowed him to finish the game after he cleared an evaluation at halftime.

Amazon has been taking heat for the way it covered Tua Tagovailoa's disturbing head injury Thursday Night. But is that criticism justified?

They’re supposed to narrate and analyze the game action. As media companies, they’re there to document the football game. During the postgame show, Smith also went deep on the prior injury, protocol, and the NFLPA’s call for an investigation. “Now he cashes a paycheck on Thursday Night Football and ignores the issue after Tua’s injury.” “So all of this is being driven by money…The NFL is all about protecting its own interest.” Others complained Amazon’s halftime studio show failed to mention the QB had been tested for a concussion only four days before.

The joint concussion protocol of the NFL and NFL Players Association is facing serious questions Friday, one day after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua ...

His highlights on Thursday night were a 7-yard touchdown pass to [Chase Edmonds](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3119195/chase-edmonds) and a 64-yard pass to [Tyreek Hill](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116406/tyreek-hill) that put Miami deep in the red zone. A failure in medical judgment is a failure of the protocols when it comes to the wellbeing of our players." [Teddy Bridgewater](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16728/teddy-bridgewater), who has a 33-30 record in 63 starts for the [Minnesota Vikings](/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings), [New Orleans Saints](/nfl/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-saints), [Carolina Panthers](/nfl/team/_/name/car/carolina-panthers) and [Denver Broncos](/nfl/team/_/name/den/denver-broncos) over the past seven seasons. He was diagnosed later with a concussion and did not finish the game. Because it was not "neurologically caused," according to the determination of the team and unaffiliated doctors, he was permitted to play under the terms of the protocol. He added that the team and an unaffiliated neurological consultant went "above and beyond" to the point where Tagovailoa was "annoyed" at the amount of questions he was asked about a potential head injury. He accompanied the Dolphins on the team plane and was in good spirits upon arrival, wearing a neck brace as a precaution. In Tagovailoa's case, the gross motor instability was attributed to a back injury and not a concussion. Tagovailoa was treated at University of Cincinnati Hospital and was discharged before the Dolphins left the Cincinnati area for South Florida. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa insisted that a back injury he suffered earlier in the game was to blame for the stumble. "We'll review all of the video, we'll review all of the data. The Dolphins originally labeled it a head injury but then later attributed the stumble to ankle and back injuries and allowed him to finish the game after he cleared an evaluation at halftime.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion in Thursday night's game at Cincinnati. He underwent additional testing Friday.

On Sunday against Buffalo, Tagovailoa took a hit from Bills linebacker Matt Milano late in the first half and appeared to hit his head on the turf. He added: “There was no medical indication from all resources that there was anything regarding the head. McDaniel said Tagovailoa was interacting with teammates on the flight home. He was brought to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for evaluation. On the play, he spun awkwardly and was thrown to the turf. The team was waiting still for results from an MRI exam, which McDaniel said was done out of “extra precaution” on top of the CT scans and X-rays taken the night before.

The NFL Players Association says it is focused on the medical judgments within the concussion protocols that allowed the quarterback to play Thursday.

[in a statement](https://twitter.com/GeorgeAtallah/status/1575854451117944833) Friday, “is to shift the culture of our game from one that was previously focused on the fastest path back to the field, to one that emphasized player care above all. It’s a failure of the ownership. “All of his teammates were absolutely elated to see him on the plane,” McDaniel said. It’s a failure of the leadership. It’s a failure of the culture. It’s a failure of the coaching staff. “A failure in medical judgement is a failure of the protocols when it comes to the well being of our players.” “I know that he was checked after the game,” Sills said. “I know that he was checked the following day. And now I realize I’ve got to laser back on the NFL.” “If there would have been anything lingering with his head, I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I had prematurely put someone out there and put them in harm’s way,” McDaniel said Friday. McDaniel said he would not have allowed Tagovailoa to play Thursday if he had been given any “medical indication” the quarterback suffered a head injury during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Tua Tagovailoa said he's feeling better as he awaits MRI results from his concussion. There's no timetable for the Dolphins QB's return.

He added: "There was no medical indication from all resources that there was anything regarding the head. "And no one else in the building strays from that." The Dolphins, amid a rebuild in 2020, drafted Tagovailoa No. McDaniel said Tagovailoa was interacting with teammates on the flight home. On the play, he spun awkwardly and was thrown to the turf. Tagovailoa had a headache Thursday night and Friday morning, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said.