Tagovailoa started Thursday’s match against the Bengals but It took another big hit in the late second quarterHe hits his head on the grass and shows obvious signs of concussion. He left the field on a wagon and was taken to Cincinnati Hospital. After the game, the Dolphins said that Tagovailoa would be released to return to South Florida with the team.
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III retweeted a video of Tagoviloa’s strike against the Bills and said the Dolphins “will have to respond” to their decision to let him start Thursday.
One of the former NFL offensive linemen, Rich Orenburger, recalled the head injuries he suffered during his career, and said he was glad the decision on whether he should return to the field quickly has been removed from his hands.
So grateful today to the Patriots coaches/medical staff for the way they handled concussion in 2011.
I was on my feet, they took it very seriously, and I spent the year in IR. You saved me from myself. I would hurry up again if they let me. they did not.
Just a prayer.
– Rich Ornberger (@ohrnberger) September 30, 2022
Griffin also said the team’s job is to protect players from further injuries.
Tua is the state of NFL teams that have to protect players from themselves.
Tua is also the case for NFL players who need protection from their NFL teams.– Robert Griffin III (RGIII) September 30, 2022
Ryan Shazier, a former NFL player who suffered from a Spinal paralysis while playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers During a 2017 game in Cincinnati, Tagovailoa said he was in good hands at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 just now. God is with you and hopefully well. The staff at UCSD Hospital do an amazing job with care. In good hands. #Bengal_dolphins
– Ryan Shazier (@RyanShazier) September 30, 2022
Former NFL safety Ryan Clark said he suspected Tagovailoa on Sunday injured more than his back.
I haven’t just bought a back injury, and I’m afraid I was right. I’ve had 2 concussions in 3 weeks before, the second was much worse than the first.
Take care of yourself, brother. We can lie to others, but we cannot lie to ourselves. If you’ve seen the movie, you know, and the movie doesn’t lie
– Ryan Clark (@realrclark25) September 30, 2022
New England Patriots quarterback Matthew Godon said Tagovailoa should have been on the sidelines on Thursday.
It wasn’t a reason to be the guy in the game. SMH. Protect yourself because some people only see you as a footballer.
– Matthew Godon (@man_dammn) September 30, 2022
A number of NFL players, including Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt, were more critical of Amazon’s decision to continue showing replays, particularly in the aftermath when Tagovailoa writhed on the floor after taking the hit.
BRO stopped showing replay
– Trending topic 🤷🏾♂️ (@BigTicket73) September 30, 2022
Why the hell would you restart this guy lying on the floor like this…prayers until just now 🙏🏾
– Dont’a Hightower (@zeus30hightower) September 30, 2022
The Tweet embed You just failed. How can you leave him on the field after last week? Especially in the short week. Shame on everyone involved. shame on amazon to display it constantly.
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