Miami Dolphins quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol on Saturday morning, in accordance with a league supply.
Tagovailoa, getting back from a concussion suffered within the crew’s Sept. 29 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, remains to be being held out of Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings as an additional precaution.
Bridgewater, who was by no means recognized with a concussion however nonetheless needed to undergo protocol as if he had one, is offered to again up rookie third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson, who will make his first NFL begin in opposition to the Vikings at Hard Rock Stadium.
Later Sunday afternoon, Bridgewater, who is also coping with a proper pectoral damage, had his questionable tag faraway from the crew’s damage report. He is about to be lively versus Minnesota.
Tagovailoa is on monitor to return to motion for the Oct. 23 Sunday night time house sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers and ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores, who’s a senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach with Pittsburgh.
Both Tagovailoa and Bridgewater elevated their follow participation Friday to “full” on the crew’s damage report after being restricted beforehand. Tagovailoa bought to the stage of restricted participation Wednesday, whereas Bridgewater, getting into protocol extra lately, needed to be restricted to cardio work on the aspect of follow Wednesday earlier than becoming a member of crew drills and throwing Thursday.
Tagovailoa went via two blows to the pinnacle in 5 days in September. Before exiting the loss to the Bengals on a stretcher following a sack from Cincinnati defensive deal with Josh Tupou, he additionally had his head hit the bottom from the whiplash of a fall when he was pushed to floor after a cross within the Sept. 25 win over the Buffalo Bills by linebacker Matt Milano.
Tagovailoa didn’t maintain a concussion then however appeared woozy afterward, reaching for his head, shaking off the cobwebs and stumbling as soon as he tried to stand up. Nonetheless, Tagovailoa was cleared to return for the second half of that victory at Hard Rock Stadium after which to play the following Thursday night time in Cincinnati.
In the meantime, Tagovailoa’s clearance was being investigated by the NFL Players Association. While the league and union decided protocol was correctly adopted, it was not the intention of the league’s concussion insurance policies.
A revision was made on Oct. 8, emphasizing indicators of ataxia or gross motor instability as “no-go” signs that instantly disqualified a participant.
Bridgewater was stated by a spotter in final Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium to have exhibited a stumble in some unspecified time in the future, though no cameras ever caught the occasion. Because he was dominated out of the sport underneath the improved protocol, he needed to undergo the week as if he was getting back from a concussion, considerably limiting what he might do in follow on Wednesday and Thursday.
Jackson stays on IR
The Dolphins could possibly be beginning two backup tackles on Sunday after spending a lot of the loss to the Jets with such a setup.
Miami didn’t activate proper deal with Austin Jackson off injured reserve Saturday. He’s certain to overlook his fifth consecutive sport with an ankle damage.
The Dolphins’ Saturday roster strikes as a substitute concerned the elevation of two practice-squad offensive tackles, Brandon Shell and Kion Smith.
That could not bode effectively for the standing of left deal with Terron Armstead, who goes into Sunday questionable to play via his toe damage. Armstead didn’t follow all week, which has change into the norm for him whereas nonetheless taking part in in video games since injuring the toe within the opener in opposition to the New England Patriots. Last Sunday at New York, he began however exited after eight offensive performs.
Jackson returned to follow this week, however after collaborating in Wednesday and Thursday drills, he was not seen at Friday follow.
Greg Little has began rather than Jackson at proper deal with. Against the Jets, when Armstead additionally went out, Little remained on the appropriate aspect whereas the veteran Shell was inserted at left deal with. This alignment got here regardless of most of Little’s profession expertise coming at left deal with and Shell solely taking part in proper deal with in his profession earlier than final Sunday.
Saturday’s transfer marks Shell’s second elevation and Smith’s first. A crew is allowed three earlier than it has to signal the practice-squad participant to the lively roster. The Dolphins have elevated fellow deal with Larnel Coleman 3 times already.
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