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The Miami Dolphins lost quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a concussion in Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills, the third confirmed head injury suffered by the signal-caller in the last two years. If the concussion proves as “extreme” as it appeared Thursday, Tagovailoa could be sidelined a minimum of eight to 12 weeks, according to CBS Sports HQ injury expert Marty Jaramillo, though the quarterback’s history of head trauma suggests “retirement has to at least be in play.”
Tagovailoa’s “fencing” position, which he displayed after absorbing contact to the head in the third quarter, was a “textbook sign of a severe head injury,” Jaramillo tells CBS Sports. “He hit his head twice. First on the tackle, second on landing. This young man simply doesn’t have the luxury of having multiple concussions and [then thinking] he will have a long career. … [It’s] not fair to himself and his family.”
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-09-13 03:47:36
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