Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who will miss Sunday’s recreation at New England, didn’t exhibit signs of a concussion throughout final week’s recreation in opposition to Green Bay, in response to a joint evaluate by the NFL and NFL Players Association a press release launched by the 2 organizations mentioned Saturday.
“The NFL and NFLPA concluded their joint review of the application of concussion protocol involving Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers,” the assertion mentioned.
“The joint review determined the protocol was not triggered. The protocol is initiated when a player receives an impact to the head and exhibits or reports signs or symptoms suggestive of a concussion. The review established that symptoms of a concussion were neither exhibited nor reported until the following day at which time the team medical personnel appropriately evaluated and placed Mr. Tagovailoa in the concussion protocol.”
The play throughout which Tagovailoa sustained the pinnacle harm hasn’t been decided however video of a second quarter sort out started circulating on-line after the Packers recreation. Tagovailoa’s head hits the bottom violently through the sort out.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned the concussion was identified after coaches watched movie Monday morning, thought issues have been suspicious after which questioned Tagovailoa, main them to counsel Tagovailoa see a physician, who later identified the concussion.
Tagovailoa sustained his second concussion of the season in opposition to Green Bay. His first concussion got here within the Cincinnati recreation on Sept. 29. He was tackled by Cincinnati’s Josh Tupou and brought off the sector on a stretcher and was briefly hospitalized however flew house with the crew.
Tagovailoa missed the subsequent two video games and returned for the Oct. 23 recreation in opposition to Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati was Tagovailoa’s second head trauma incident. He was tackled in opposition to Buffalo by Bills linebacker Matt Milano and his head hit the bottom violently. He stumbled after getting again to his toes and left the sector and went into the locker room shortly earlier than halftime however returned within the third quarter with out lacking a play.
The NFL and NFLPA modified their concussion protocol after that incident and mentioned any participant displaying concussion signs should sit out the remainder of the sport.
Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater received swept up in that internet when he was pressured to go away the New York Jets recreation after one play when a NFL-employed spotter in an upstairs sales space mentioned that Bridgewater stumbled when getting up after a success by Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner on the Dolphins’ first offensive play of the sport. Rookie quarterback Skylar Thompson completed that recreation.
Bridgewater is scheduled to start out at New England on Sunday with Thompson because the backup. Presumably, large receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. is the third quarterback.
Roster strikes
The Dolphins signed offensive sort out Kendall Lamm from the apply squad to the energetic roster whereas putting defensive sort out Justin Zimmer on injured reserve, the crew introduced Saturday, earlier than its recreation on the Patriots (7-8).
Additionally, the Dolphins (8-7) elevated defensive sort out Josiah Bronson and out of doors linebacker Brennan Scarlett from the apply squad for Sunday’s recreation.
Lamm, who signed to Miami’s apply squad on Nov. 28 and has been elevated two earlier instances, provides the Dolphins a veteran reserve sort out because the crew offers with numerous accidents on the place.
Eric Fisher is uncertain for Sunday’s recreation with a calf harm. Starting left sort out Terron Armstead is questionable as he nurses toe, pectoral, knee and hip illnesses. Greg Little popped up on the crew’s Friday harm report as questionable as a result of a foot harm, and Austin Jackson landed on injured reserve after every of his two begins this season due to his ailing foot.
Lamm has performed in 86 video games with 28 profession begins over seven seasons between the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns. He additionally spent this yr’s coaching camp with the Detroit Lions.
Zimmer was not listed on this week’s harm report, however he was final famous as receiving remedy for a again harm earlier than Miami’s Dec. 17 recreation in opposition to the Bills. Now on IR, the earliest he may return is that if the Dolphins qualify for the AFC Championship Game.
With Zimmer now sidelined, it opens a possibility for Bronson’s first recreation motion with Miami this season in Foxborough. Bronson, who went undrafted in 2021, performed in seven NFL video games final yr — six for the New Orleans Saints and one for Cleveland.
Scarlett, a member of the Dolphins’ energetic roster final yr, may make his 2022 debut on the primary day of 2023 with fellow outdoors linebacker Bradley Chubb questionable as a result of hand and ankle accidents.
Miami additionally has cornerback Xavien Howard (knee), fullback Alec Ingold (thumb) and large receiver River Cracraft (calf) questionable for Sunday.
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