Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa Posts First Tweet Since Second Concussion

Following a attempting season marred by a number of stints in concussion protocol, Tua Tagovailoa broke his silence with a message on social media Friday as he continues to organize for a return in 2023.

The Dolphins quarterback has been out of the general public eye since struggling his second concussion of the season in Week 16, an harm that sidelined Tagovailoa by means of Miami’s last three video games, together with a 34–31 wild-card loss to Buffalo final Sunday. Making his first public feedback in almost two months, the 24-year-old wrote a message on Twitter signaling his eagerness to enter the subsequent chapter of his profession.

Tagovailoa tweeted, “When one chapter ends, one other begins. Pleased with this final one, excited for the subsequent one!”

Tagovailoa’s tweet comes at a time the place his well being continues to be a significant matter of debate across the NFL. 

The third-year QB’s latest protocol stint, which started after he performed in opposition to the Packers on Christmas Day, got here a couple of months after an intensive investigation into whether or not concussion protocols have been adopted correctly earlier within the season, led to the league’s protocol being up to date. This primary investigation pertained to a tough hit he endured in opposition to the Payments, however the quarterback did undergo a concussion in opposition to Cincinnati the place he was stretchered off the sector.

Regardless of the lingering questions, Miami has reportedly remained targeted on preserving Tagovailoa as their QB1 subsequent season, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported prior Miami’s playoff loss. The subsequent day, Dolphins basic supervisor Chris Grier seemingly confirmed the report after he relayed to reporters that medical doctors knowledgeable the workforce Tagovailoa isn’t any extra vulnerable to concussions than every other participant.

“Tua Tagovailoa is our beginning quarterback,” Grier added. “Speaking to medical doctors, we absolutely count on him again subsequent 12 months 100%.”

On the season, Tagovailoa posted career-highs throughout the board, with 3,548 passing yards and 25 touchdowns in his 13 begins, to go together with eight interceptions.