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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa walks off of the field with coach Mike McDaniel after suffering a concussion against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Doug Murray / Associated Press)
In the hours since Tua Tagovailoa suffered his third diagnosed concussion in two years, many people — including the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach and a number of former players — suggested that the Miami Dolphins quarterback would be best off calling it a career at age 26.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel wishes they would stop talking about Tagovailoa’s future, even though he understands that such comments are made with the best of intentions.
“I totally understand it, and it’s not misplaced. I totally get how that’s where people want to go to,” McDaniel told reporters Friday, the day after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion after running into Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss on “Thursday Night Football.”
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“I just wish that people would for a second hear what I’m saying, that bringing up his future is not in the best interest of him. So, I’m gonna plead with everybody that does genuinely care that, that should be the last thing on your mind.”
McDaniel said he tried calling Tagovailoa around 9 a.m., but the player still was asleep. The third-year coach said he hasn’t even begun to think about how long Tagovailoa will be out or what that means for his team.
“All the science behind concussions tells you … how delicate the time is right after an injury and how important it is that you don’t institute extra sources of anxiety,” McDaniel said. “So from my vantage point, I feel it’s supremely important that … I’m not giving off any sort of vibes, I’m not trying to even look at, OK, well how serious is this relative to his past ones?
“I know the facts are that it’s important that he gets healthy day by day. And in that,…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:11:53
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