During the Miami Dolphins’ Week 4 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field following a vicious sack that resulted in his back and head hitting the turf of Paycor Stadium.
Tagovailoa was taken to the hospital immediately where the team reported that he was conscious and had movement in his extremities. He was released from the hospital following the game and reportedly flew back to South Florida with the rest of the team.
Here’s everything that head coach Mike McDaniel said about his quarterback after the game:
Q: Can you talk about the status of QB Tua Tagovailoa?
“It was a scary moment. He was evaluated for a concussion, and he’s in the concussion protocol. He was at the hospital, I believe he’s about to be discharged. That was an emotional moment that is not part of the deal that anyone signs up for, even though you know it’s a possibility in football to have something that you have to get taken off on a stretcher. All of his teammates, myself, we were all very concerned. The best news that we could get is that everything is checked out. That he didn’t have anything more serious than a concussion. He’ll be flying back with us here on the plane.”
Q: Is it tough to get back into the game as players and coaches after a situation like that?
“For me, I think a lot of people struggled. I know, me, personally, that if I didn’t have a job to do for the organization and the rest of the players, and I didn’t have that obligation in my mind, I would’ve tapped. It’s not something that is comfortable for anybody. It was not a situation that you want for any of your players or your team in general. It’s some scary stuff. I’m just glad that it worked out.”
Q: What was the message to the team at halftime and what was the message after the game?
“The message was that if Tua had his way that he would be standing here watching us play and that we need to put forth an effort for him because one of our teammates and our brother has gone down. That was beyond what everyone else was trying to do. They had expectations to come in and play pretty well and they didn’t, so I tried to refocus them as best I could with that message.”
Q: What led to the determination to allow QB Tua Tagovailoa to play tonight? What factored into…
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