Fans fear for Tua Tagovailoa’s health after ‘brutal’ incident in Dolphins-Rams clash leaves TV viewers wincing
FANS are concerned for Tua Tagovailoa after he took another hit to the head on Monday Night.
After throwing an interception, Tua made a dangerous tackle on the defender with the ball.
Tua has played just three games since returning from his most recent concussion, but he doesn’t appear to be protecting himself from another.
The Miami Dolphins quarterback put his body on the line once again by diving to make a tackle, putting his head in harms way.
While he successfully made the tackle, Tua took a knee to the head in the process, something that made all viewers wince.
Tua didn’t suffer a concussion or symptoms of one, but it was a scary scene to watch on replay.
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Fans took to social media to share their shock and wondered why Tua would put himself at risk.
“What is this guy doing!!” one fan said.
“Tua will never learn,” another fan said.
“Man he really shouldn’t be tackling like that but I hope he’s ok as well,” a third fan said.
“This guy just can’t stay out of harms way,” a fourth fan said.
“Put this man in a bubble,” a fifth fan said.
The Dolphins are going to need Tua to stay healthy if they want to salvage what’s left of their season.
At 3-6 it is a long shot that they can make their way back in, but it isn’t impossible.
The team has the easiest remaining schedule based on opponents’ records, but they would likely need to win seven of their last eight games for a shot at the playoffs.
Still, the team thinks they have that kind of run inside of them.
“We’ve come a long way through however many losses in a row,” Tua said.
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“The resilience of this team with the external noise, everyone counting us out, hopefully this is an opportunity to not waste.
“Hopefully we can go on a run with this win and find our rhythm.”
In their next four games, the Dolphins play the Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and New York Jets.
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Those teams have a combined record of 14-24.
If the Dolphins want to string together wins through those teams, they will need Tua to keep his head on his shoulders and not make any silly decisions.