Tua Tagovailoa opens up on dealing with concussions during season
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa opened up on his concussion issues throughout the 2022 season.
Tagovailoa said the Dolphins saved him from himself. After consulting with his wife, parents and the organization, everyone came up with a plan to get him back on the field at the right time.
Tagovailoa admitted he wanted to ger right back on the field for the Dolphins after his concussions.
“Yeah, one of the biggest things I was trying to do was get back on the field,” Tagovailoa said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. “And you know, it was something that I had to consult with my wife, consult with my parents, my family. But at the end of the day, I think others had bigger interests in my health than I did. Talking about the Dolphins. And, you know, their whole plan was, ‘hey, we, we want to just protect you from yourself and not put any pressure on you to return back for this year.’
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“And so, you know, as much as I wanted to come back and a lot of the conversations that we’ve had, you know, it’s just how the cards played out. Looking back at it, I’m very, very grateful that they didn’t rush me back to come back and play and I’ve been able to take care of myself that much more and better.”
Tagovailoa was asked by host Rob Maadi how important it was to have other voices speak to him about his concussions.
“Yeah, I would say it’s very important,” Tagovailoa. “It’s very important in a game like this where masculinity is everything and how you portray yourself, you know, in the building. You either earn respect from your guys or you lose respect. It’s either you do or you don’t. And so having having the doctors and all those guys being able to kind of help take a lot of the load off you know, with all that pressure has been really good.”
Despite numerous concussions this season, Tagovailoa will play next year at full health.
Tagovailoa had the best season, statistically, of his career. He threw for 3,548 yards, 25 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a 64.8% completion percentage.
However, he did not play in the team’s AFC Wild Card playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.