The concussion protocol for Tua Tagovailoa was by no means triggered in the course of the Miami Dolphins‘ loss to the Green Bay Packers final week, in line with the findings of a joint overview from the NFL and NFLPA.
Tagovailoa is at the moment within the concussion protocol after experiencing his second documented concussion of the season.
“The protocol is initiated when a participant receives an influence to the top and reveals or experiences indicators or signs suggestive of a concussion,” the NFL and NFLPA mentioned in a joint assertion Saturday. “The overview established that signs of a concussion have been neither exhibited nor reported till the next day at which period the staff medical personnel appropriately evaluated and positioned Mr. Tagovailoa within the concussion protocol.”
He completed out Sunday’s sport, a 26-20 loss during which Tagovailoa threw three fourth-quarter interceptions, and spoke to the media. He was positioned into the protocol after he displayed signs the next day.
Tagovailoa beforehand entered the concussion protocol after the Dolphins’ sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 and was hospitalized briefly then after his head hit the turf. He went on to overlook the staff’s subsequent two video games and returned in Week 7.
Tagovailoa had taken one other arduous hit 4 days earlier than the Cincinnati sport throughout a win over Buffalo. He appeared to indicate concussion signs however was evaluated and stayed within the sport.
The NFL later modified its concussion protocol to mandate that any participant who reveals potential concussion signs — together with a scarcity of stability or stability — sit out the rest of a sport.
Tagovailoa has set profession highs this season in each main passing statistic, however the Dolphins have misplaced 4 straight video games and are the No. 7 seed within the AFC playoff image. They’ll safe their first playoff berth since 2016 on Sunday with a win over the New England Patriots and a New York Jets loss to the Seattle Seahawks or a tie mixed with a Jets loss and Pittsburgh Steelers loss or tie.
Data from ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques was used on this report.