On the heels of their fourth straight loss, the Dolphins obtained troubling information.
Tua Tagovailoa is again within the staff’s concussion protocol, inviting questions on his return to motion and when his newest harm occurred.
Mike McDaniel stated it was too early to inform if this can sideline Tagovailoa for the Dolphins’ Week 17 matchup with the Patriots, however Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald notes
Teddy Bridgewater would be the staff’s first-stringer for a lot of this week in follow.
Availability issues apart, this explicit participant struggling one other head harm will convey appreciable scrutiny given the occasions from earlier this season.
McDaniel didn’t know if Tua suffered a concussion towards the Packers or what play precisely landed him within the protocol once more, saying nobody acknowledged what hit may have triggered this.
A Twitter consumer’s video is making the rounds, nonetheless, as to when this newest Tagovailoa setback occurred.
If that is the play through which Tagovailoa suffered the harm, the third-year quarterback performed all the second half with concussion signs that weren’t observed by unbiased spotters. Tagovailoa didn’t report any signs Sunday.
“This is something that just came across my plate a couple hours ago,” McDaniel stated Monday. “As far as the game was concerned, no one recognized anything with regard to any sort of hit. I can’t really tell you exactly what it was. I’m not totally positive on that, but it was something that he met with the doctors today and discussed some symptoms and then from that, as you guys know, from there on, that’s between Tua and the doctors and we’ll move forward as information is projected towards us.”
This is Tagovailoa’s third bout run-in with concussion-like signs this season. The Dolphins’ dealing with of their quarterback produced an issue in Week 3, when he confirmed concussion-like signs however was allowed to remain within the recreation — a Miami win over Buffalo.
That initiated an NFLPA inquiry and led to the NFL revising its concussion protocol. Tagovailoa, whom the staff stated navigated concussion protocol during the Week 3 recreation, performed 4 days later.
The gifted passer was then transported off the sector throughout a recreation towards the Bengals with a confirmed concussion. He missed the subsequent three video games. Based on this historical past, it’s unlikely Tua will play towards the Patriots.
The Dolphins are 8-4 in video games Tagovailoa finishes and 0-3 in different contests, main them towards the playoff bubble after they’d bounced again upon their starter’s return.
Tagovailoa threw interceptions on the Dolphins’ ultimate three drives, dropping them to 8-7. Its playoff probabilities however, the staff can be beneath a microscope for the way it handles what’s both Tagovailoa’s second or third concussion this season.
