NFL Insider Reveals When Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa Will Return

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa reportedly has a return date set.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports that the Dolphins believe Tagovailoa will play in Week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals.

Tagovailoa went on injured reserve after suffering a concussion against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. He also got into a scary fencing stance on the field with the traumatic head injury.

Tua committed to this race to pick up the first bass and got carried away and didn’t know how to protect himself

He literally just ran into Damar Hamlin, who didn’t look like he was ready to hit hard

Tua hit Damar harder than Damar hit Tua pic.twitter.com/cS2aXEIE9H

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 13, 2024

It was the second time in two years that Tagovailoa took a fencing stance while concussed.

According to Russini, head coach Mike McDaniel told the team that Tagovailoa’s practice window will open on Wednesday and that the Pro Bowl QB is expected to practice.

Without Tagovailoa under center, the Dolphins are 1-2 and giving up a league-worst 12 points per game. They’ve also played three different quarterbacks in that time with Skylar Thompson, Tim Boyle and Tyler Huntley.

Russini reports that Tagovailoa “hasn’t dealt with any lingering concussion issues and would play right now if he could.”

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Is Tua Tagovailoa certain to continue his NFL career?

The question is, however, whether Tagovailoa should play again.

Many within the NFL community say Tagovailoa should retire after this latest concussion. It’s his third diagnosed concussion in the NFL. He also suffered a concussion in college while playing at Alabama.

Obviously, it’s up to Tagovailoa if he feels healthy and comfortable enough to play. And, what is more important, if it is authorized by doctors and neurologists.

However, if you suffer another traumatic head injury, questions will arise again about whether it’s time to call it quits. And this time, family, friends, teammates and doctors might have to tell Tagovailoa that it’s not worth it anymore.

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