live media
The medical professional who played Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been fired by the NFL Players Association after a suspected concussion in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, ESPN reported Saturday.
ESPN reportedly described the unidentified doctor as an “independent neurotrauma consultant” who made “several mistakes” in evaluating Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa hit the turf after being pushed by Bills linebacker Matt Milano late in the second, and the quarterback returned early in the third. He appeared wobbly and stumbled as he left the field, but the team reported a back injury.
The report also states that neurotrauma consultants can be fired independently by the NFLPA or the league.
PhD. Tagovailoa was checked daily for concussion symptoms this week, NFL chief medical officer Allen Sills said Friday, before an independent neurologist allowed him to play in Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Play.
People are also reading…
The 24-year-old quarterback was taken to the hospital after hitting his head on the turf Thursday when he was fired by Tigers nose tackle Josh Tup in the second quarter. Tagovailoa stayed on the lawn for about 12 minutes before being carried off the field on a stretcher and eventually taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with a concussion and a neck injury.
He flew back to Miami with the team and is under the league’s concussion protocol, with no timeline provided for his return. Veteran Teddy Bridgewater will be the team’s quarterback in Tagovailoa’s absence.
After Sunday’s games, the NFL Players Association began having the right to request a review of the league’s concussion protocols.
Association president JC Tretter tweeted Friday that he was “outraged.”
“We’ve all been outraged by what we’ve seen over the past few days and scared for the safety of one of our brothers,” Trett said. “Sunday and last night, everyone saw the ‘prohibition’ in our concussion protocol. ‘Symptoms. These protocols exist to protect players, which is why we are launching an investigation.’
Dolphins first-year head coach Mike McDaniel said Friday that the team followed proper procedures at Tagovailoa.
“I have 100 percent belief in our players,” McDaniel said. “It’s a player-friendly organisation and I’ve made it clear from the start that my job here is for the players. I take that very seriously. No one in the building strays from that…if at all if I Putting someone out there prematurely and putting them at risk, I won’t be able to get along with myself.”