{"id":7279,"date":"2024-09-15T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2024-09-15T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:20:08","slug":"tua-tagovailoa-makes-shocking-final-decision-on-his-playing-career-after-suffering-his-third-confirmed-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7279","title":{"rendered":"Tua Tagovailoa Makes Shocking Final Decision On His Playing Career After Suffering His Third Confirmed Concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0QB\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/tua-tagovailoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u00a0has finally made a decision on his career.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of his latest concussion, which is his third confirmed one in the National Football League, the Dolphins quarterback has made it clear that he has \u201cno plans\u201d to retire.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network, which reported this early Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dolphins<\/a> quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has NO PLANS ON RETIRING, despite suffering 3 known concussions in the past couple years, NFL Media reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cW0HAs6jh\">pic.twitter.com\/9cW0HAs6jh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1835315483597291769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has no plans to retire, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RapSheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KClY4TE9Wj\">pic.twitter.com\/KClY4TE9Wj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1835316064697155841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cHe has no plans to retire. In fact, his eyes are already on returning to the football field,\u201d Rapoport continued. \u201cAs far as when that goes, we simply do not know. Every concussion is different. The way every player responds to a concussion is different. He will be healthy enough to play when he is healthy enough to play and when he and his doctors decide that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>Hamlin\u2019s arm caught Tagovailoa in the facemask, and he went down into a fencing response, which signals that a person has lost consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Dolphins quarterback is reportedly consulting with several concussion specialists but remains without a timetable for a return.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mike-mcdaniel-refuses-to-join-retirement-discussion-after-tua-tagovailoa-s-latest-concussion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike McDaniel Refuses To Join Retirement Discussion After Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s Latest Concussion<\/h2>\n<p>Miami Dolphins coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-mcdaniel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike McDaniel<\/a>\u00a0was sensitive about Tua\u2019s health Friday and wouldn\u2019t speculate on whether the quarterback would want to retire from his latest concussion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<p>McDaniel held a web conference with reporters and reported that Tua Tagovailoa was still sleeping at home after his concussion in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel made it clear that he is not going to join the discussion on whether Tagovailoa will contemplate retirement after yet another case of head trauma, stating,\u00a0<em>\u201cIt would be so wrong of me to even sniff that subject, and it\u2019s more in line with actually caring about the human being, and that\u2019s something that entirely you\u2019re talking about his career,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postguam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McDaniel said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHis career is his, and that\u2019s something that I really, really, really wish \u2013 I totally understand it, and it\u2019s not misplaced; I totally get how that\u2019s where people want to go to \u2013 I just wish that people would, for a second, hear what I\u2019m saying that bringing up his future is not in the best interest of him. So I\u2019m going to plead with everybody that does genuinely care, that that should be the last thing on your mind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cThe people whose opinions matter the most are Tua and the doctors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Miami Dolphins\u00a0QB\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0has finally made a decision on his career. 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