{"id":6964,"date":"2024-09-13T15:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:06:05","slug":"bills-damar-hamlin-breaks-his-silence-on-people-wanting-dolphins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-to-retire-after-suffering-another-scary-head-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6964","title":{"rendered":"Bills Damar Hamlin Breaks His Silence On People Wanting Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa To Retire After Suffering Another Scary Head Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/tua-tagovailoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u00a0had another scary head injury during \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d after he suffered a concussion after taking a big hit from Buffalo Bills safety\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/damar-hamlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damar Hamlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although he was up on his feet and able to walk off under his own power, Dolphins medical staff needed just six minutes after he left the field to determine the signal caller had a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>On 4th-and-4, with the Dolphins needing a first down to continue the drive or a touchdown to stay in the game, Tua Tagovailoa stepped up in the pocket and ran for it.<\/p>\n<p>Despite passing the first-down line, Tagovailoa kept running and dove forward as he met Hamlin in the open field.<\/p>\n<p>Tua led with his head instead of sliding, and he got the worst of that hit.<\/p>\n<p>Tagovailoa picked up the first down, but he was unable to get up as fans have become accustomed to that all-too-familiar scene of him being disoriented and his hand moving uncontrollably. Players on both the Bills and Dolphins got down on one knee as the medical staff quickly ran out and assessed the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Damar Hamlin knows all about this, as he collapsed on the field in 2023 after suffering cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-damar-hamlin-sends-heartfelt-note-to-tua-tagovailoa-while-rejecting-claims-that-he-should-retire\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damar Hamlin Sends Heartfelt Note to Tua Tagovailoa While Rejecting Claims That He Should Retire<\/h2>\n<p>Following the Bills\u2019 31\u201310 victory over the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, Damar Hamlin took to social media to wish Tagovailoa the best.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My love and prayers with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tua?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tua<\/a> fasho.. Sending you strength and healing for a speedy recovery. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe much love broski.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 (@HamlinIsland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamlinIsland\/status\/1834455123273154615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bills safety made it clear what his intentions were on the play that caused Tua Tagovailoa to have a concussion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>\u201cI was just trying to make a routine tackle, trying to get them off the field on fourth down,\u201d Hamlin said, via Tim Graham of TheAthletic.com.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin knows what it is like to make his way back to the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s trauma. It will always be there,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cI\u2019m able to not be affected by it because of the work that I\u2019ve done. I went through trauma therapy. I have a psychologist I talk to. It\u2019s allowed me to push my mind forward, push my process forward. I did the hard stuff last year as far as putting the pads on, tackling, getting game-ready to know that I\u2019m now perfectly fine and perfectly able to go back and play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it came to others stating that Tua Tagovailoa should retire, Hamlin rejected that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to tune all that out. At the end of the day, there\u2019s nobody lining up on the field with you except the people that\u2019s on your side. Ain\u2019t nobody in the room with you when the cameras are off besides your family. Those are the opinions that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin had quite the game as he racked up a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4036060\/damar-hamlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">team-high<\/a>\u00a0ten tackles Thursday night as the Bills improved to 2\u20130.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Miami Dolphins quarterback\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0had another scary head injury during \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d after he suffered a concussion after taking a big hit from Buffalo Bills safety\u00a0Damar Hamlin. 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