2 weeks Ago
Outside of the Miami Dolphins locker room, where coach Mike McDaniel this week noted that star quaterback Tua Tagovailoa is the father figure of the team? Oh, Tua, who suffered a concussion in their 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football, should be replaced. ..
. by Tom Brady or somebody. And why? Oh, because Tua should be forced to retire.
Given Tagovailoa's scary history with concussions - this is his third in just over two years - the concerns from outsiders are understandable; we've all played the game this week: "If that was you, what would you do?'' and "If that was your son, what would you advise him to do? But again, inside that room? Indications are that Tagovailoa has no intention of retiring, and that not only does he plan to return to the field as soon as possible ...
But "as soon as possible'' might mean ...
Tagovailoa could take the field for Miami in Week 3. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images That is a whisper ..
. or was, anyway. .
.. because just now on Tuesday, Tua has been moved to IR.
That means a four-week break. But before the move? It is possible this particular concussion was a "mild one''? Can there really be such a thing? Almost regardless of the severity of this injury, shouldn't the Dolphins don't want to take any chances with Tagovailoa here? And indeed, in the end, they've placed him on injured reserve - quite likely it, seems, for his own good and maybe against his competitive desires..
