During his media availability on Wednesday, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa did indeed suffer a concussion during the Dolphins’ game against the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Day.
Although neither team doctors nor independent neurological consultants initially flagged Tagovailoa for an evaluation on Sunday, McDaniel had some questions about “consistency of things [he studies] daily on tape” when it came to the third year quarterback, and thus encouraged Tagovailoa to get checked out by doctors. The doctors then placed the player in concussion protocol.
When asked what it’s like to see Tagovailoa go through the concussion process again, McDaniel had a one word answer — “Terrible,” he said.