MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion when he hit his head in opposition to the turf and underwent extra testing Friday.
Tagovailoa had a headache Thursday night time and Friday morning, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated. The staff was ready nonetheless for outcomes from the MRI, which McDaniel stated was completed out of “further precaution” on prime of the CT scans and X-rays taken the night time earlier than.
McDaniel stated he had no timetable on when Tagovailoa would possibly be capable to return.
“I’m not even actually desirous about timetables or something relating to him as a participant proper now,” McDaniel stated. “It’s all about Tua the particular person.”
Tagovailoa was sacked by Bengals defensive sort out Josh Topou late within the first half Thursday. On the play, he spun awkwardly and was thrown to the turf. Whereas on the bottom, Tagovailoa appeared to show the fencing response, together with his fingers frozen in entrance of his face.
He remained down for greater than seven minutes earlier than being loaded onto a backboard and stretchered off the sector. He was taken to College of Cincinnati Medical Middle for analysis.
The Dolphins later stated he was acutely aware and had motion in all of his extremities. He was discharged Thursday night time and flew again to Miami with the staff.
McDaniel stated Tagovailoa was interacting with teammates on the flight dwelling. He sat subsequent to McDaniel and talked to him in regards to the recreation.
“His character was regular Tua,” McDaniel added.
It was unclear what's subsequent for Tagovailoa, whose breakout season has been interrupted by a scary damage two weeks after he threw a career-high six touchdowns in Week 2 in opposition to Baltimore.
It's one other impediment in what has been an up-and-down NFL profession for the previous Alabama quarterback.
The Dolphins, amid a rebuild in 2020, drafted Tagovailoa No. 1 general to be a franchise-altering piece following a school profession that included a 2018 nationwide championship.
However when that didn’t occur as rapidly as Miami anticipated, questions arose on whether or not to stay with the younger quarterback or go in one other course.
Tagovailoa appeared to be answering these questions by way of the primary three weeks of the season, effectively using the weapons that Miami surrounded him with through the offseason, together with star receiver Tyreek Hill, to steer the Dolphins to a 3-0 file heading into Thursday’s recreation.
Together with his 110 passing yards earlier than leaving the sport, Tagovailoa is second within the league in passing yards (1,035) and he has thrown 10 touchdowns with three interceptions.
Tagovailoa handled accidents at numerous factors in his profession, together with a dislocated proper hip in 2019 as Alabama’s beginning quarterback.
Final Sunday in opposition to Buffalo, Tagovailoa took a success from Payments linebacker Matt Milano late within the first half and appeared to hit his head on the turf. He stumbled when he acquired up and was instantly taken to the locker room, the place he was evaluated for a concussion. He returned to the sport at the beginning of the third quarter and was not within the concussion protocol the next week, regardless of questions on why he was allowed to return to the sport in any respect.
McDaniel reiterated Friday that Tagovailoa was cleared by a number of layers of medical professionals throughout that recreation and stated he didn't have a head damage.
“My job as a coach is right here for the gamers. I take that very severe,” McDaniel stated. “And nobody else within the constructing strays from that.”
He added: “There was no medical indication from all assets that there was something relating to the pinnacle. If there would have been, in fact, I wouldn’t have been in a position to stay with myself if I prematurely put somebody on the market.”
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