Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will return to the sphere for Wednesday’s apply, practically two weeks after he suffered a concussion in Week 4 towards the Bengals, based on NFL Community.
Tagovailoa, 24, stays within the NFL’s concussion protocol on account of the harm he suffered Sept. 29 — his second concussion in 5 days — and might be cleared from protocol earlier than Sunday’s recreation towards the Vikings. Nevertheless, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel introduced Wednesday that he can “say with certainty” that Tagovailoa won't play within the recreation.
McDaniel “plans” on beginning Skylar Thompson towards Minnesota, with Teddy Bridgewater to function the backup if he clears protocol for his personal head harm.
Tagovailoa’s return to apply is a part of the concussion protocol development, which entails “non-contact sports-specific exercise,” similar to throwing.
Tagovailoa was taken off the sphere on a stretcher throughout Miami’s loss to the Bengals on Sept. 29 after the again of his head hit the bottom on a sack by Cincinnati nostril sort out Josh Tupou. It got here after 4 days after he appeared wobbly after taking a success in a win over the Payments. It was extensively questioned why he was allowed to even return to the Buffalo recreation.
The quarterback has reportedly made nice strides in current days, and commenced ramping up his rehab work over the weekend to incorporate cardio and power coaching.
Because the harm, Tagovailoa has consulted with 4 unbiased specialists, together with the highest sports activities concussion neurologist and the highest neuropsychologist.
Final week, Bennet Omalu — the famed neuropathologist who has been credited with discovering power traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former soccer gamers — mentioned Tagovailoa ought to “cease enjoying” soccer after his concussion in Week 4.
Tagovailoa mentioned he's “feeling significantly better and targeted on recovering” to return to motion in a assertion he shared to Twitter the day after he was hospitalized.
Bridgewater, the Dolphins’ backup quarterback, can be within the concussion protocol. The quarterback exited Sunday’s loss to the Jets with head and elbow accidents after taking a success from cornerback Sauce Gardner on the primary play of the sport.
Coach Mike McDaniel instructed reporters Monday there isn't a definitive return timetable for both quarterback to return.
Rookie Skylar Thompson — a seventh-round decide out of Kansas State — relieved Bridgewater in final week’s 40-17 loss to the Jets. Thompson completed the sport with 166 yards on 19-of-33 passing.
Medical employees are likely to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Dolphins after an harm throughout a recreation towards the Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Sept. 29, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa throughout a recreation towards the Bengals on Sept. 29, 2022, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is sacked by defensive sort out Josh Tupou of the Bengals through the 2nd quarter of the sport at Paycor Stadium on Sept. 29, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
DeMaurice Smith, the manager director of the NFLPA, has vowed to pursue “each authorized possibility” to research a possible protocol violation by the Dolphins regarding Tagovailoa.
On Friday, the NFLPA’s well being and security committee accepted an replace to the joint NFL-NFLPA concussion protocols that can rule out gamers who exhibit gross motor instability no matter any potential contributing elements.
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