Tua Tagovailoa

Today, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa resumes playing football after a horrifying moment from 24 days ago in Cincinnati, when he was knocked unconscious ...

“My parents were — they had a lot of things to say to me prior to the injury, and then things in the hospital and then after that and then going through the interview process, going to see second-opinion doctors. And any parent who endured the emotions that Tua’s parents experienced in Cincinnati on September 29 would want more than anything else to never have that feeling again. It’s the longevity of me just being able to be the quarterback for this team and not try to make something out of nothing.” The most immediate question is whether he’ll be able to protect himself against the kind of contact that may result in his head striking the turf again. Whether he can make that adjustment while he’s in the middle of the fray remains to be seen. Indeed, some people will tune in for the game with no interest in the action other than to see whether Tua suffers another actual or potential concussion.

The Dolphins quarterback recently met with the media for the first time since his Sept. 29 concussion.

“I’ve always been a person to try and like make something happen,” he told the media. “Once I got out to the field, I knew right away that this was at least a concussion,” he said after the game. He was able to fly back to Miami with the rest of the team the next day. Well, those guys that only have six concussions that are playing the position that I’m playing, where we don’t hit as much, are less susceptible to getting CTE later on in their years than someone who’s playing a position where they’re constantly taking hits or blows to the head, which would be O-line, D-line, linebackers.” “But all of it’s done for player safety,” he said. Reporters then asked the quarterback about his risk of developing CTE. He met with doctors in Pittsburgh and Detroit before being cleared to play, “After I got tackled, I don’t remember much from there,” he said. Tagovailoa remembers everything leading up to the sack. He laid on the ground for 12 minutes before being carted off, according to I was just wondering what happened.” 29, and the Miami Dolphins quarterback is finally speaking publicly about that night.

Published: Oct. 23, 2022, 2:39 p.m.. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel talks with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel talks with ...

Miami entered that game with a 3-0 record, but without Tagovailoa, the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets 40-17 on Oct. “And I think that’s super-cool that we see that and it’s not a beatdown of plays that you’ve done wrong and it doesn’t kill the confidence of guys. “But it’s pretty cool that there’s other ways you can find success, and it’s not always getting down on somebody. We had that with Flo last year. “I had that with coach Saban. 29, the voice in his helmet calling the plays for the Miami Dolphins’ offense will be head coach Mike McDaniel.

We break down the fantasy football outlook of Tua Tagovailoa ahead of the Dolphins' Week 7 matchup against the Steelers.

Playing at home is the icing on the cake in what makes the Dolphins quarterback a viable option in fantasy lineups. The Dolphins quarterback is a start for Week 7, and look for the offense to pick up where they left off with their starter back under center. While the Dolphins quarterback could be gradually acclimated in his return, he has a favorable matchup on deck with the Steelers.

The Sporting News revisits Tagovailoa's two-week stretch that prompted a significant update to the league's concussion protocol.

As such, it was determined the [protocol itself was flawed](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/tua-tagovailoa-investigation-nfl-nflpa-dolphins-injury/pqbn0ixkuioonav1k1lahzpd) — not Miami's adherence to it. The move was roundly criticized at the time, with the NFLPA announcing it would [investigate the Dolphins](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/tua-tagovailoa-injury-update-dolphins-qb-head-injury-bills-returns/pclhmkqovmj19e05lmepuscb) and whether they properly followed protocol. The association cited "several mistakes" by the doctor, including a hostile interview and a lack of understanding as to their role. [update to the league's concussion protocol](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-nflpa-concussion-protocols-tua-tagovailoa-week-5/mhwfxoaffbsavx5m1wmxwebt), was enacted following widespread public outcry after the third-year Miami signal-caller suffered a concussion in a Week 4 "Thursday Night Football" game vs. As a result, the NFLPA Never have and as long as I'm the head coach, so it will never be an issue that you guys have to worry about." He was subsequently placed in concussion protocol, missing Miami's Week 5 and 6 games against the Jets and Vikings as he recovered from the hit. [How does the NFL's concussion protocol work? Cincinnati defensive lineman Josh Tupou slung Tagovailoa to the turf, slamming the back of his head in the process. [Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ataxia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355652) defines ataxia as "poor muscle control that causes clumsy voluntary movements. The latest addition to the NFL concussion protocol now has independent certified athletic trainers (or ATC spotters) looking for players who demonstrate gross motor instability, also known as ataxia. Under the updated protocol,

The Dolphins led 13-0, but the Steelers settled down and came roaring back. They scored 10 consecutive points to close within a field goal. Pittsburgh got a 45- ...

Mostert has seven carries for 44 yards. Pickens made a spectacular catch, tapping the toe of his second foot down inbounds to make it a legal reception. [Chris Boswell](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/11406/chris-boswell) with 11:44 remaining in the second quarter and added a 7-yard touchdown pass from [Kenny Pickett](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/66964/kenny-pickett) to [George Pickens](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67169/george-pickens).

In a Friday interview with Maria Taylor of Football Night in America, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's comments strongly suggested that his parents had ...

In a subsequent production meeting with the Sunday Night Football broadcast team, the topic came up again. It’s a scary situation for any parent, no matter the age of the player. If last month’s events repeat themselves, his parents may become a little more outspoken regarding whether they want him to keep playing.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa received a standing ovation, chant ahead of Sunday night's Week 7 game against the Steelers.

However, regardless of the outcome of Week 7’s game against the Steelers, it is terrific to see Tagovailoa out on the field. In his absence, the Dolphins rolled out quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and rookie Skylar Thompson, who [had a mixed bag of success](https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-skylar-thompson-replaced-by-teddy-bridgewater-as-miami-qb-injury-woes-continue/) out on the field, including their own injuries. The 2022 NFL season has been frightening, to say the least, for the former top-five NFL Draft choice, as concussion issues have prevented him from seeing the field since a Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4.

À son premier match depuis sa terrifiante commotion cérébrale, le quart-arrière Tua Tagovailoa a mené les Dolphins de Miami à un gain.

Chez les Steelers (2-5), le quart de première année Kenny Pickett a réussi 32 de ses 44 passes pour 257 verges et un majeur. Les Dolphins ont cependant déclaré que leur footballeur n’avait pas subi de blessure à la tête à ce moment. L’athlète de 24 ans avait raté les deux dernières sorties des siens, après avoir été contraint de quitter le match du 29 septembre sur une civière.

The last time we saw Tagovailoa play football before Sunday night, he was knocked unconscious in a scary scene. It led to a debate about player safety that's ...

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The Dolphins defeated the Steelers in a 16-10 win in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's return on "Sunday Night Football."Follow all the news, analysis and ...

Chris Boswell's 46-yard attempt is down the middle. If he ran all the way through, looked like it could have been a huge play. George Pickens reels in a 30-yard reception and finishes it off with some physicality. Fellow rookie Kenny Pickett kept the drive alive with a 16-yard scramble on third-and-12. Steelers defenders had multiple chances to intercept Tua Tagovailoa in the first half, most notably an ugly drop by CB Cameron Sutton down the left sideline. Pittsburgh takes over with a chance to take the lead. Steelers DBs have now dropped three easy interceptions tonight, after Terrell Edmunds lets a pass from Tua Tagovailoa go right through his hands. •3h ago Pittsburgh has just one gain of more than 16 yards all game. •2h ago [Subscribe to DAZN](https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lqD8o/ar:liveblog) and watch every second of the NFL season, when and where you want it (Canada only). •1h ago

Three weeks after Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field with a frightening concussion, the Miami quarterback was back on the ...

They were bend-don’t-break for the remainder of the first half and then pitched a shutout in the second half. The Steelers fall to 2-5. The Steelers defense held, but both offenses failed to garner and further second-half momentum. Pickens finished the night with six catches for 61 yards and the touchdown. His second pick came with three minutes to go in the fourth quarter with the Steelers threatening to take the lead in the red zone. Pickett took the blame, saying he should have run it, thrown it out of bounds or made a better throw.

Tua Tagovailoa passed for 261 yards and a touchdown in his first start in nearly a month to lead the host Miami Dolphins to a 16-10 victory over the ...

Tagovailoa was on that opening series, completing 6 of 7 passes for 68 yards, and again on Miami’s second drive, which ended with the first of three Jason Sanders field goals. Tagovailoa, who completed 21 of 35 passes and finished with a 92.7 passer rating, returned to action for the first time since Sept. Tua Tagovailoa passed for 261 yards and a touchdown in his first start in nearly a month to lead the host Miami Dolphins to a 16-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had an odd response to a question relating to the series of concussion's he suffered this season.

The NFL and NFL Players Association called for modifications to [the league’s concussion protocol](https://nesn.com/2022/10/nfl-concussion-protocols-emphasized-after-tua-tagovailoa-debacle/) in wake of the incident, and [the independent doctor](https://nesn.com/2022/10/doctor-involved-in-tua-tagovailoa-concussion-decision-reportedly-fired/) who cleared Tagovailoa during the Buffalo game was fired. “My parents were — they had a lot of things to say to me prior to the injury, and then things in the hospital and then after that and then going through the interview process, going to see second-opinion doctors. In that game, the 24-year-old would again hit his head on the turf after being sacked before being [carted off the field](https://nesn.com/2022/09/tua-tagovailoa-injury-positive-update-for-dolphins-quarterback/) on a stretcher and eventually taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with a concussion and neck injury.

Sporting News was tracking all the key moments as Pittsburgh and Miami faced off on "Sunday Night Football".

The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC, with pregame coverage beginning at 7 p.m. TOUCHDOWN — On 3rd and 3 from inside the 10, Tua drops back, then steps up in the pocket and slings it left to Raheem Mostert, who jogs in for a touchdown to open the scoring! — On the Steelers' first drive of the night, Najee Harris takes the handoff on back-to-back plays to set up a 3rd and 3. — Tua takes off to run it on 2nd and 8 and lowers his shoulder on the defender, taking a big hit in the process. — Finally, the Steelers have a first down after Pickett completes it to Pat Freiermuth for 8 yards on 3rd down. — Mostert muffed the kickoff but managed to get back on top of the ball to keep possession. — Tua tosses it up for Tyreek Hill on 3rd down, who predictably makes the grab to set the Dolphins up inside field goal range. After a delay of game penalty with 15 seconds on the clock, the Dolphins opt for a pair of short throws to shorten the field goal attempt and they'll send Sanders on. — Miami gets the ball back and — you guessed it — they'll have to punt it right back after another three-and-out. — Najee Harris rips off a 16-yard run on 1st down to get the Steelers moving in the right direction. — Hill makes the catch on first down and scurries for 16 yards as the Dolphins try to finally put a drive together. He then completes it to Claypool for another short gain, but it'll be 4th and 6 with the game on the line.

The Miami Dolphins defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tua Tagovailoa's return to the field following a scary concussion. And the young quarterback caused ...

Tagovailoa and the Dolphins will look to build momentum as we reach the midway point of the season. The Dolphins didn’t score a point in the second half of the game, but still came out on top. The Dolphins quarterback later admitted those types of plays are rather unwise of him.

The N.F.L. has been bedeviled by its attempts to better evaluate players for concussions and to hire diverse head coaches. In the Dolphins' win over the ...

Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin said last week in a news conference that he did not feel the game carried more significance because of Flores’s return. As a defensive lineman slung him to the ground in the second quarter of that game, Tagovailoa had the back of his head smash against the field, and his fingers contorted into a “fencing” response that can be a sign of a brain injury. In his filing, Flores also alleged that Ross had violated league rules by recruiting quarterback Tom Brady and Coach Sean Payton, and that Ross had pressured Flores to intentionally lose games to net a higher draft pick. The league said it found no evidence of “tanking” after concluding an investigation in August, but Ross was fined $1.5 million and suspended 11 weeks for violating the league’s tampering policy for his contact with Brady and Payton. But Pickett threw a pass toward the end zone that was intercepted by Noah Igbinoghene with 25 seconds left, effectively ending the game. With the Dolphins leading, 16-10, with three minutes remaining in the game, Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett fired a pass to Diontae Johnson from the Dolphins’ 30-yard line. He started strong — completing five of six passes for 60 yards on the first drive, ending with a 8-yard touchdown pass to Raheem Mostert to put Miami ahead, 7-0. “For me, I’m all for player safety, but when I hear guys saying, ‘That’s the Tua Rule,’ or ‘This is a rule because of Tua,’ I don’t want to be known as that,” Tagovailoa said. Tagovailoa said last week that he remembered much of that night until the injury, which caused him to go unconscious. 29 against the Bengals](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/sports/football/tua-tagovailoa-head-injury.html), an injury that altered the entire N.F.L. [the doctor who evaluated him was fired](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/01/sports/football/tua-tagovailoa-doctor-fired.html), and the [N.F.L. In the Dolphins’ win over the Steelers, those issues were on full display.

Before Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to the lineup on Sunday night for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week Four, ...

I think he immediately the next series after the first time he did it, he was like, ‘Coach, I’m sorry. I can see the first down. “I wasn’t trying to be Superman or super hero,” Tagovailoa said, via Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post.

MIAMI GARDENS — Tua Tagovailoa lowered his shoulders and his helmet and plowed into a human wall of Pittsburgh Steelers defenders.

"But he did everything it took to win the game. That was not lost on McDaniel because it's not just the in-game time missed since Tua was taken to the hospital after suffering a concussion during the first half of the loss to Cincinnati on Sept. The Dolphins scored a touchdown and two field goals before the Steelers recorded a first down. He did not throw an interception but that was only because the Steelers treated the ball as if it was dipped in suntan lotion. "It's to his credit," McDaniel said. Because the injury occurred in a Thursday night game and the team never really goes full speed during a short week, Tagovailoa's last full speed practice before last week was Sept. "Not being able to play two games does have an effect on my performance in a way that I haven't seen full speed reps in practice where guys are coming to hit me," Tagovailoa said. "It was awesome seeing him doing his thing." "He immediately after the first time (said) 'Coach, I'm sorry. I was just looking at the situation ... I can see the first down. All is well again for the Dolphins.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa got the Dolphins off to a fast start in his return from a concussion, and Miami held on throughout a scoreless ...

“I can see the first down,” Tagovailoa said. Tagovailoa didn't waste time getting acclimated with the opposing defense in his first game back. Pickens, who finished with 61 yards, twisted his body to make the catch and tapped both feet in bounds before rolling out of the end zone. Tagovailoa finished 21 of 35 for 261 yards and an 8-yard touchdown pass to Raheem Mostert on the Dolphins’ opening drive. “I think there is some things to build on,” Pickett said. Cornerback Noah Igbinoghene intercepted Pickett’s second-down pass at the goal line and tapped his feet in bounds to end Pittsburgh’s hopes. But we’ll take the win.” However, despite a scoreless second half, Miami held on to defeat the Steelers 16-10 Sunday night thanks to two interceptions of rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett in the game's closing minutes. Running back Chase Edmonds was stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-3 from the Pittsburgh 13. He also took a hard hit four days earlier in a win over Buffalo that led to changes in the NFL’s concussion protocol. It’s to his credit.” “It’s not an easy thing to do,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said.