Tua Tagovailoa injury update: Adam Schefter shares latest on Dolphins QB’s future

Adam Schefter joined The Pat McAfee Show on Friday to share the latest on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s future in the NFL.

The question has been raised regarding whether Tagovailoa should continue playing after suffering yet another concussion. Some media members have urged Tagovailoa to retire, but Schefter noted that unless a doctor or someone important in the quarterback’s life pleads with him not to return, he believes Tagovailoa will return to the field.

“(Tagovailoa) was supposed to spend this week meeting with the doctors, but I think, without knowing what was said between the doctors and Tua this week, I think here’s what you could deduce going into that, that it’s going to take somebody stepping in and being adamant, ‘Tua, you cannot play. Tua, you can’t do this,’ because his mindset all along has been that he wants to continue playing. That’s just the way that he’s thought,” Schefter reported. “Now, is there going to be enough information, or are tests going to be conclusive enough that some doctor, some family member, some friend is going to step in and say, ‘Tua, this isn’t happening,’ and I don’t have the answer to that.

“I don’t know what those conversations are, that have occurred, or will occur, in the days and weeks to come, but I know this is a guy that every time he’s been through a situation like this, no matter the severity of it, he has been determined to continue playing, and that’s something that’s been a part of his life as long as he’s known. It’s in his blood, it’s what he’s trained to do, and my guess is that’s what he’s going to want to keep doing, keep playing.

“So, unless somebody is going to step in and block him and shut him down, that’s my sense of how this is going to play out.”

Continuing, it seems like everyone has an opinion on what Tagovailoa should do, but Schefter made sure to point out it’s the quarterback’s decision, and he’ll have to meet with doctors and other medical personnel to determine what the best course of action is.

“It’s his life, his decision and his brain,” Schefter added. “Let’s be smart about this, on the one hand, but it’s his life and his decision, and he gets to meet with these neurologists, and come to the decision that he thinks is best.

“… Doctors don’t operate in black and white, doctors operate in gray. They give you the range of outcomes, and let the person make the decision about what they believe is best for them.”

Whether or not Tua Tagovailoa returns to the Miami Dolphins remains to be seen, but he’s given no indication that he’s weighing retirement at the moment, regardless of what the outside chatter is regarding his future.