Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, as of Tuesday afternoon, is deeming quarterback Tua Tagovailoa questionable for the Thursday night time recreation on the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Dolphins held a walkthrough on Tuesday at workforce amenities, and with Tagovailoa listed as having again and ankle accidents on the workforce’s damage report, McDaniel provided his greatest estimation of Tagovailoa’s standing two days earlier than going through the defending AFC-champion Bengals.
“If this were an actual, real practice, Tua would be limited and he would be questionable for the game,” McDaniel mentioned. “He is literally going to do everything he can and in his power. If he doesn’t play, it literally was not possible.”
McDaniel mentioned he hopes to decide on Wednesday so the workforce can journey to Cincinnati understanding who would be the workforce’s beginning signal-caller on Thursday however cautioned it may come all the way down to recreation day.
Should Tagovailoa be unable to play, backup Teddy Bridgewater will get the beginning in opposition to Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
Tagovailoa was initially mentioned to have suffered a head damage in Sunday’s 21-19 win over the Buffalo Bills when he exited on the first half’s two-minute warning after getting pushed by Bills linebacker Matt Milano, inflicting Tagovailoa to fall again and hit the again of his head on the turf. Tagovailoa appeared woozy and stumbled upon getting up from the hit earlier than being escorted by trainers into the locker room.
He was cleared for concussion protocol and returned for the second half, ending 13 of 18 for 186 yards and a landing cross. Tagovailoa and coach Mike McDaniel each mentioned postgame it was truly a again damage Tagovailoa was coping with because the play that drew a roughing-the-passer penalty exacerbated earlier discomfort Tagovailoa skilled in his decrease again from a quarterback sneak.
McDaniel famous the performance for Tagovailoa can be a difficulty with the ailing again, together with merely coping with the ache.
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