Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa entered the NFL’s concussion protocol after he “displayed symptoms” on Monday, stated head coach Mike McDaniel.
The coach stated Tagovailoa was admitted into the protocol following a dialogue with workforce docs and the workforce is not sure which play the quarterback sustained the damage throughout Sunday’s 26-20 loss towards the Green Bay Packers. Tagovailoa’s standing for the Week 17 matchup towards the New England Patriots is unsure. Backup Teddy Bridgewater would begin if Tagovailoa is dominated out for Sunday’s sport.
“I care very deeply about each and every player. I take that very serious. I just want him to get healthy and have peace of mind in that regard,” McDaniel instructed reporters on Monday.
Tagovailoa entered concussion protocol for the primary time after a Thursday Night Football matchup towards the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29. The third-year quarterback’s head slammed into the turf after getting sacked close to midfield by Bengals nostril sort out Josh Tupou, leaving Tagovailoa dazed for a number of minutes. Four days prior, Tagovailoa sustained a tough hit to the pinnacle towards the Buffalo Bills. He appeared to indicate concussion signs — stumbling after getting up from the turf — however stayed within the sport after analysis.
The sequence of repeated hits to the pinnacle led to outrage from viewers and sparked the NFL to alter its concussion protocol. The league and the participant’s union agreed to incorporate “ataxia” — a time period outlined as a scarcity of steadiness or stability — as a motive to confess a participant into protocol.
If Tagovailoa is unable to play on Sunday, the Dolphins can be with out their starter in an necessary convention sport with playoff implications. The Dolphins (8-7) will enter Sunday’s sport in New England holding the third and closing Wild Card spot because the seventh seed. The Patriots (7-8) are one sport again within the eighth seed, needing a win towards their division rivals to maintain playoff hopes alive.
Tagovailoa’s standing is also necessary for the Jets (7-8). They Jets maintain the ninth seed within the AFC as they path the Dolphins by one sport. To make the playoffs, Gang Green might want to win their closing video games towards the Seahawks and the Dolphins. The Patriots would additionally must lose certainly one of their two closing video games of the season.
If Tagovailoa is unable to clear protocol earlier than his workforce’s season finale towards the Jets, it makes Gang Green’s job to make the postseason a bit simpler. A Tagovailoa-less Dolphins squad would favor the Patriots as nicely, however Bill Belichick’s squad nonetheless must beat the Buffalo Bills on the street — giving Gang Green an opportunity to look at the Patriots get knocked out the postseason.
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