Funviralpark Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is again in concussion protocol after reporting symptoms to head coach Mike McDaniel, who broke the news on Monday.
There was a play in the Dolphins’ second quarter loss to the Green Bay Packers when the left-hander shoveled a pass to tight end Durham Smythe and was tackled from behind, smashing his head into the grass at Hard Rock Stadium. Christmas.
Tagovailoa remained in the game, but threw three straight interceptions on Miami’s final three drives as the Packers won 26–20 and had 16 unanswered points to keep their playoff hopes alive. It wasn’t clean. It is unclear if Tagovailoa underwent a concussion test after the hit.
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Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (left) hugs Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa on the field after a game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, December 25, 2022.
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The Dolphins, on the other hand, have lost four games in a row, going 8-7 in the AFC Wild Card race, which is pretty interesting.
But more importantly, the NFL knows what Tagovailoa has been through with concussion protocols this season.
The Dolphins faced the Buffalo Bills in Week 3, and Tagovailoa slammed his head into the grass the same way he did against the Packers before halftime. However, the Dolphins sent him back and in the end he won the game 21-19.
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But a few days later, on Thursday Night Football, the horrifying scene happened when Tagovailoa was knocked unconscious after being sacked by the Cincinnati Bengals and was stretched off the field and taken to hospital.
“Yeah, I remember the whole night before I got tackled,” he said of the hit against the Bengals via Yahoo Sports. “I don’t remember much from there after I was tackled. I don’t remember being taken off the cart. But I do remember being in the ambulance and arriving at the hospital. I have.”
The blow to the head was so severe that Tagovailoa’s hand curled up on the field. Many speculated that he should have been on concussion protocol after his hit against the Bills. Instead, he practiced as usual for the game earlier in the week.
Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa looks set to take on the Green Bay Packers during the second half of a game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Dec. 25, 2022.
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The Dolphins claimed that the situation that sent Tagovailoa to the locker room against the Bills was due to a back injury.
Tagovailoa missed the next two games against the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings after being sidelined in Cincinnati before facing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 23.
Dr. Bennett Omar, who discovered CTE, said at the time that Tagovailoa should retire from the NFL after seeing the blow he took against the Bengals.
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“If you love your life, love your family, love your kids, if you have kids, it’s time to bravely walk away,” he told TMZ Sports. like this”
Tagovailoa must pass concussion protocol to face the New England Patriots in the Dolphins’ big game.
Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins takes to the field before a game against the Green Bay Packers at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Dec. 25, 2022.
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However, given Tagovailoa’s recent past, his condition will be watched very closely.
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Tagovailoa finished Sunday’s 16-of-25 loss to the Packers with 310 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. He went over 200 yards in the first half alone after several lengthy completions, including Jalen Waddle’s 84-yard touchdown catch-and-run.
