Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa won’t play in opposition to the New York Jets on Sunday after struggling a stunning head harm final week.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel introduced the information on Monday, telling the media that Tagovailoa remained beneath “concussion protocol” after his harm Thursday in a recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
When a reporter requested McDaniel if he and Dolphins Basic Supervisor Chris Grier would take into account placing Tagovailoa, 24, on harm reserve for 4 weeks, he mentioned that “it’s too early to provide a particular timeline” for the quarterback’s return.
The Dolphins coach additionally mentioned that, though Tagovailoa has had “a few good days,” he’s making an attempt to “undergo the right process and protocol in order that he’s feeling 100%.”
Throughout Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Bengals, Tagovailoa was sacked by defensive sort out Josh Tupou. The horrifying hit triggered Tagovailoa’s head to bounce off the turf, which left him frozen flat on the sector, together with his fingers cramped uncontrollably, for a number of minutes.
His finger actions have been a “fencing response,” which happens when an individual is knocked down with vital influence to their head throughout contact sports activities, in response to an article by medical information website Healthline, which was reviewed by a medical physician.
Staff medical doctors and different emergency personnel put Tagovailoa on a stretcher and despatched him to the College of Cincinnati Medical Middle through ambulance, in response to CBS Sports activities. He was recognized with a concussion and had suffered again and neck accidents because of the hit.
Tagovailoa thanked followers and supporters for his or her concern after the sport on Twitter, saying he’s “targeted on recovering so I can get again on the market on the sector with my teammates.”
After Tagovailoa’s harm, fans and media members started to surprise if Tagovailoa’s response to being sacked Thursday had any connection to being hit behind the pinnacle 4 days early in a recreation in opposition to the Buffalo Payments.
Through the Payments recreation on Sept. 25, Tagovailoa appeared to “exhibit concussion-like signs” after he was knocked on his again by linebacker Matt Milano, in response to ESPN. As Tagovailoa fell backward, his head hit the turf. When Tagovailoa tried to shake off the hit, he stumbled to his ft and struggled to regain his stability earlier than being helped by teammates. He was initially faraway from the sector for analysis within the locker room however was later cleared to return to the sport by a group doctor and an unaffiliated neurotrauma guide.
After the conclusion of that recreation, the Dolphins mentioned Tagovailoa struggled on the sector due to a again harm.
The NFL Gamers Affiliation (NFLPA) launched an investigation instantly after the Bengals recreation to find out whether or not the Dolphins adopted the league’s concussion protocol throughout the Payments recreation by permitting him to return to play after such a short while span.
In keeping with the NFL concussion protocol, gross motor instability means a participant can not return to the sport if the “group doctor, in session with the sideline UNC [unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant], determines the instability to be neurologically triggered.”
Tagovailoa was listed on the Dolphins harm report as “questionable” previous to the Bengals recreation, in response to CBS Sports activities.
Because of their ongoing investigation, the NFLPA fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma guide who evaluated Tagovailoa after the Payments recreation on Sept. 25, in response to The Related Press.
The NFL and NFLPA mentioned in a joint assertion on Saturday that there might be “modifications to the Concussion Protocol,” that are wanted to “improve participant security” after Tagovailoa’s harm.
“The NFLPA’s Mackey-White Well being & Security Committee and the NFL’s Head Neck and Backbone Committee have already begun conversations round using the time period ‘Gross Motor Instability’ and we anticipate modifications to the protocol being made within the coming days based mostly on what has been realized so far within the overview course of,” the assertion mentioned.