Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was expected to renew working for a later class, with the hope of playing games later Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, sources told ESPN.
Tagovailoa remained within the concussion protocol and was subject to the NFL’s return to play provisions, which could represent an important step in determining whether or not he can return.
Despite his most recent concussion, Tagovailoa planned to fight to play football again, and it didn’t appear to be a doubt.
As terrifying as Tagovailoa’s initial concussion was, with his fingers falling in a fencing reaction, he was in tune with the way he had acted and then with each of the different concussions he suffered.
Tagovailoa has been seen visiting neurologists in Pittsburgh, as he has at the appointment, and the doctors apparently haven’t told him anything more solid that would change his mind about the need to continue playing the game he’s been a part of. of his time since his formative years.
Tagovailoa has not only consulted with doctors most similar to the ones he saw before his head injuries, but also visited ones he didn’t use, trying to gather as much information as possible to make an unclouded decision about his time. . But as a source told ESPN before this moment: “He’s playing at 100 percent.”
Tagovailoa has also insisted that he has felt quality. Then, after suffering a concussion in the Dolphins’ Year 2 Thursday night game against the Expenses, he was symptom-free shortly thereafter. Instead of walking to a local sanatorium, Tagovailoa remained in the Dolphins’ vault room, greeting his teammates and showing some signs that he had experienced some other taxing episode on his brain.
The Athletic first reported on Saturday that Tagovailoa was expected to renew working for a later generation.
Tagovailoa, 26, has a history of concussions since entering the NFL in 2020. He was diagnosed with two concussions during the 2022 season and suffered a third injury at the top that resulted in the NFL changing its policy on how he concussions develop. reported.
Then diagnosed with a concussion on December 26, 2022, the Dolphins effectively shut him down due to illness for the remainder of the season; He stepped forward during the league’s protocol as soon as the season ended.
Tagovailoa will take a seat in his fourth sport on Sunday when Miami travels to Indianapolis to play the Colts. But Tagovailoa could be eligible to recover from an injury later and return Oct. 27 for Miami’s home game against the Cardinals.
Miami has started two quarterbacks in Tagovailoa’s absence: Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley; The end was signed from the Ravens’ practice squad and started his first game two weeks later, then surprised Thompson.
The Dolphins plan to continue preparing Huntley until Tagovailoa returns. Dolphins educator Mike McDaniel mentioned that the group’s Year 6 break allowed Huntley to “really jump into” the finer points of the Dolphins’ complicated offense.
While the Dolphins will be keeping a close eye on him and sparingly, there is a growing sense that Tagovailoa could be deep under center later in life.
Tagovailoa has already been participating in team conferences, sitting on the sidelines of each and every sport he has missed, and participating in all team activities, excluding practices and games.
ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this file.
