Dolphins crushed after Tua Tagovailoa suffers scary concussion

The Dolphins are worried after their star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, suffered a concussion in a loss to the Bills on Thursday.It was Tagovailoa’s third diagnosed concussion in his NFL career after he missed five games in 2022 due to multiple concussions.Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, who kissed the side of Tagovailoa’s head when he left the game in the third quarter, explained he’s worried about the quarterback as a human being more than his timeline of returning to the field.“I think it’s important to approach each and every situation … every injury with [the mindset of], ‘We’re going to handle this particular situation with this particular player,'” McDaniel said when he was asked about Tagovailoa’s injury history and if it would influence how he handles the quarterback’s current situation after Miami’s 31-10 loss to Buffalo.“Every situation is unique.

I am not worried about anything that’s out of my hands in terms of, I’m just worried about the human being, and he’ll drive the ship when we get the appropriate information.But it’s day-by-day health … particularly with concussions.”Tagovailoa is getting medical testing Friday at the Dolphins facility.

The injury occurred when Tagovailoa rushed for a first down on fourth-and-four and was tackled by Damar Hamlin.“Right now … it is more about getting a proper procedural evaluation tomorrow and taking it one day at a time,” McDaniel said.

“The furthest thing from my mind is what is the timeline.We just need to evaluate and just worry about my teammate.

… We’ll get more information tomorrow and then take it day by day from there.”It was his fourth diagnosed concussion in the past five years, including his final season at Alabama in 2019.“Crushed.

I hate to see him like that,” said Dolphins offensive lineman Austin Jackson, who was near Tagovailoa when he went down at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday.“Even with his history already with that type of stuff...