Tua Tagovailoa was carted into the locker room during yesterday’s loss to the Bills, but it sounds like the Dolphins quarterback avoided a serious injury. Tagovailoa is considered day-to-day, reports Omar Kelly of South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Twitter).
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The former first-round pick was sidelined during the second drive of yesterday’s game. While X-rays on Tagovailoa’s ribs came back negative, head coach Brian Flores said his quarterback is still in a “good deal of pain.” The head coach also revealed that his starting quarterback tried to return to yesterday’s game, and Tagovailoa’s chances of playing this weekend will depend on his pain tolerance.
“Tua is very tough. It’s not a question with him,” Flores said (via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques). “He’s a tough kid, for sure … If Tua can go, he’s gonna go. That’s just the type of kid he is.”
Tagovailoa helped guide the Dolphins to a Week 1 win, tossing a touchdown and rushing for another. Jacoby Brissett filled in on Sunday and completed 20 of his 40 pass attempts for 169 yards and one interception. Brissett would presumably get the starting nod if Tagovailoa is sidelined on Sunday in Las Vegas.
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Blast! Foiled again
I love how the coach had to come out and say Tua is tough. Just call it as it is. He needed to be carted off because of a bruise. Rib injury are no joke and very painful but it’s a pain tolerance type of thing. Players in the nfl have played games with multiple broken ribs and wore flack jackets let alone bruises. This might explain why he was always slow to return to games while at Alabama. The kid has a low pain tolerance.
Tua can’t stay on the field & he hasn’t been able to stay on the field even in College & the Dolphins don’t have a crafty Veteran to come into games & rescue him like they did last season