Tua Tagovailoa

2022 - 9 - 25

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Tua Tagovailoa returns to game, after obvious wooziness (NBC Sports)

During the first half of Sunday's game against the Bills, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struck his head on the turf. When he got up, he was woozy and ...

It seemed that he would be done for the day. He re-entered to game on the opening drive of the third quarter. Usually, when a player exhibits the kind of reaction that Tua showed, he’s done for the day — for his own good.

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NFLPA wants league to review Dolphins' handling of Tua's ... (Miami Herald)

Tua Tagovailoa returned from a head injury to help the Dolphins top Buffalo, but the NFLPA wants the NFL to investigate Miami's handling of concussion ...

Tagovailoa was one of three Dolphins to return to the game Sunday in Miami Gardens after previously being downgraded to questionable. Tagovailoa exited the game with 2:28 left in the second quarter after his head hit the ground on a roughing the passer by Bills linebacker Matt Milano. “I passed whatever concussion protocol they had.”

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Source - NFLPA wants review of concussion protocols after Miami ... (ESPN)

The NFLPA has told the NFL that it wants to initiate a review of the concussion protocols in light of Tua Tagovailoa's return to Sunday's game in Miami, ...

"So I was just trying my hardest to get back up and get the next play and run it." According to the NFL's concussion protocol, a player must be removed from a game and evaluated on the sideline if he exhibits any concussion symptoms. If any element of the sideline assessment comes back positive or inconclusive, the player must be taken to the locker room for a full comprehensive review, accompanied by the team's best-suited physician and an unaffiliated neurological consultant. Tagovailoa finished with 186 passing yards and a touchdown, completing 13 of 18 attempts. But I mean, any competitor that would've never wanted to come out would've did the same thing," Tagovailoa said. The quarterback stumbled backward and hit his head on the ground when he landed; Milano was flagged for roughing the passer.

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