For the second time this season, Tua Tagovailoa will miss time due to the NFL’s concussion protocol. Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel confirmed on Wednesday morning that Tagovailoa suffered his second concussion of the season during the team’s 26-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Day.
via: CNN
McDaniel told reporters Tagovailoa’s status for Sunday’s game at the New England Patriots is uncertain and that the team is moving forward with Teddy Bridgewater as the starter.
The 24-year-old Tagovailoa, who was diagnosed with his second concussion this season, is improving and is at the team’s practice facility on Wednesday, according to McDaniel.
“He’s better than yesterday,” McDaniel said. “Beyond that, I feel like it’s weird to extrapolate beyond good, which is what he tells me.”
McDaniel was non-committal on shutting down Tagovailoa for the season even if he is cleared to play again.
“I will do what the medical experts advise me to do, and I’m sure they’re not going to advise me in the wrong direction when it comes to his health,” McDaniel said.
“I’m not going to go in direct conflict with what the doctors have told me to do which is to worry one day at a time. … His health is the first, foremost and only priority.”
With a record of 8-7 and a playoff spot on the line, the Dolphins close out the season at the Patriots and then host the New York Jets on January 8.
