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Update: The news on Tagovailoa continues to get more worrisome, as one of the reasons the team had him checked out is because he had memory loss.
Glazer also reported what several of us who cover team were told on background last week: what concerned McDaniel during Monday meeting with Tua is when Mike asked him,while watching film, why he was making some of these decisions and plays, he couldn't remember. Then sent to doc
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Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters on Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been placed in the concussion protocol, per Travis Wingfield. Tagovailoa had an extremely poor game on Sunday, and this news does seem to explain at least some of his poor play.
Tagovailoa suffered a severe concussion in late September, but his first concussion wasn’t caught by the independent neurologist and he returned to the game, causing the NFL to stiffen their rules on when a player needs to be put into protocol. The new emphasis has seemingly pushed more players into protocol.
Tua Tagovailoa injury updates
Friday, Dec. 30 update — Tagovailoa has been ruled out, per Cameron Wolfe. This was expected. Teddy Bridgewater will get the start.
Thursday, Dec. 29 update — Tagovailoa doesn’t practice on Thursday. This isn’t a surprise but is still worth noting that he didn’t practice.
Wednesday Dec. 28 update — Tua Tagovailoa did suffer a concussion and the team will likely start Teddy Bridgewater against the Patriots, per Adam Schefter. The team will continue to be cautious with Tagovailoa, especially considering his concussion history this season. Bridgewater is a capable backup, but does limit the offense in comparison to Tagovailoa.
Monday Dec. 26 update — Tua Tagovailoa has been placed into concussion protocol.
Fantasy football advice
Teddy Bridgwater is the likely starter if Tagovailoa is out, but Skylar Thompson could also be considered. The Dolphins normal fantasy players would still be in play with whoever ends up starting this week.