The NFL’s concussion insurance policies are certain to return beneath heavy scrutiny after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa appeared to undergo his second severe head harm in 5 days.
Key factors:
- Tua Tagovailoa was cleared of concussion 5 days in the past, regardless of seeming to stumble after a head knock
- Many questioned whether or not he ought to have been allowed to play towards the Bengals, when he was knocked out in a deal with
- Tagovailoa was taken to hospital after being stretchered from the sphere
The Dolphins confirmed Tagovailoa sustained neck and head accidents after being slammed to the bottom in Friday’s (AEST) recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals and was stretchered from the sphere.
Tagovailoa was chased down and sacked by Josh Tupou with about six minutes left within the first half. He was spun round and thrown to the turf.
Whereas on the bottom, his palms froze in entrance of his face. He remained down for greater than seven minutes earlier than being loaded onto a again brace, stabilised and strapped to a stretcher after his helmet was eliminated.
The Dolphins later stated Tagovailoa was acutely aware and had motion in all his extremities when he then was taken to College of Cincinnati Medical Middle for additional analysis.
Dolphins gamers gathered round as Tagovailoa was rolled off the sphere and the gang chanted “Tua! Tua!”.
The response got here swiftly from across the NFL. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Broncos QB Russell Wilson promptly tweeted with concern for Tagovailoa’s well-being.
However many questioned if Tagovailoa ought to have been allowed to play on this recreation after showing to undergo a concussion within the Dolphins’ final recreation on Monday.
Tagovailoa briefly left that recreation towards the Buffalo Payments after showing to be disoriented by what the crew initially stated was a head harm after taking a tough hit from Payments linebacker Matt Milano late within the first half.
He missed simply three snaps and returned after halftime, a choice that prompted a joint assessment by the NFL and Nationwide Soccer League Gamers Affiliation of what went into the choice to permit him to return to the sport.
The 24-year-old Tagovailoa was affected by a sore again and was listed as questionable for a lot of the week forward of the sport.
Within the wake of this second harm, many gamers and commentators criticised the Dolphins and league guidelines which allowed Tagovailoa to take the sphere so quickly after an obvious head harm.
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