Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals: “It was scary” and “very disturbing” after a football player’s injury

Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins was sacked byJosh Tupou of the Cincinnati Bengal during the first half of a football game.

“It was a scary moment,” McDaniel said after the game. He is in concussion protocol and was evaluated for a concussion. You know that is not part of the deal, even if you know it’s a possibility.

In a statement Thursday night, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) said player health and safety were at the “core” of their mission.

“Our concern tonight is for Tua and we hope for a full and speedy recovery,” it said. “Our investigation into the potential protocol violation is ongoing.”

An independent doctor specializing in brain matter cleared Tagovailoa to play despite his prior injury, according to a statement from McDaniel on Thursday.

When asked if there was anything different the team could have done after Tagovailoa’s injury on Sunday, McDaniel responded with a resounding “absolutely not.”

Speaking on New Day, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta called the incident in Thursday’s game “really scary” and “very concerning” – particularly the gesture Tagovailoa made with his hands as he lay on the ground.

The movement that he is doing with his hands is significant and people need to pay attention to it. It can be a sign of basically disrupting some of the pathways, even temporarily, between the brain and the spinal cord … If that sounds serious, it is serious.”

The neurologist who was involved in Tagovailoa’s concussion evaluation has been terminated.

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A concussion happens after a hit to the head causes the organ to move back and forth inside the skull. But even after the brain itself stops shaking, there can be changes to the organ.

All players and team employees need to receive and review educational materials about concussion in order to craft an emergency medical action plan.

The player is first sent to the sideline to be checked out, and if any signs of concussion are identified, the player is sent to the locker room for further evaluation and must not return to the game.

The booth spotter can call a medical time-out when a player is returned to the game before the medical staff have finished their evaluations.

The people who watched the game were extremely critical of the way the Dolphins treated Tagovailoa over the past week, and they did not think he should have played Thursday.

The bottom line regarding Tua is LIFE is bigger than football. Teams should put the person before the player. Health before a chance to win. Putting Tua out there isn’t just a player safety issue. It’s a quality of life issue.

NFL Hall of Famer and Fox Sports commentator Shannon Sharpe said in one tweet he believes the Dolphins are lying about Tagovailoa sustaining a back injury, not a head injury, last week.

Multiple reports say that the National Football League Players Association terminated a consultant that evaluated quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for a concussion during the Dolphins game against the Buffalo Bills.

The National Football League and the NFLPA released a joint statement on Saturday, saying that while the investigation into the handling of Tagovalioa’s concussion protocols remain ongoing, both sides have agreed that updates to the protocols are required.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater took a big hit Sunday and was unable to return to the game because of the new concussion protocol that went into effect the same day, making Bridgewater one of the first players to be sidelined under the new rules.

CNN has reached out to the Miami Dolphins for more information. The National Football League uses ATC spotters, who are independent certified athletic trainers, to monitor all games. The spotters watch for possible injuries at the games, according to NFL Football Operations.

The NFL and NFL Players’ Association Updated Protocols after Tagovailoa’s September 29, 2009, Loss of the Colts and Seattle Seahawks to the Buffalo Bills

Stumbling is a considered a sign of ataxia as it demonstrates impaired motor function. Ataxia is an abnormality of balance, stability, motor coordination or functioning due to a neurological issue according to the league.

The protocol modification announced by the NFL and NFL Player’s Association Saturday said a player showing signs of ataxia while being evaluated for a concussion would be prohibited from returning to the game.

The league and the union updated their protocols Saturday after the injury of Tagovailoa. After being injured in the game against the Buffalo Bills, the 24 year old was able to return to play even though he appeared awkward on his feet.

Four days later, on September 29, Tagovailoa was slammed to the ground by Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Josh Tupou. A sign of a brain injury, the quarterback’s arms and fingers were contorted into a gruesome position, causing him to lay motionless on the field for several minutes.

While playing against the Denver Broncos, the Colts have been without a running back, who is out with a concussion. Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end, was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints wide receiver, was also ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Under the new rules, players will be unable to compete if they are experiencing ataxia, which describes a lack of coordination caused by poor muscle control.

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The Dolphins face the Minnesota Vikings in its next game on Sunday with rookie signal-caller Skylar Thompson the most likely to take up the quarterback responsibilities.

He doesn’t need to shed any tears because he sees what he expects from himself and the coaching staff.

“We all are scared for one of our brothers, because of what we have seen the past few days,” said JC Tretter, the president of the NFL Players’ Association. “We need to figure out how and why the decisions were made last Sunday to allow a player with a ‘no-go’ symptom back on the field.”

The roughing penalties are down this season. There were 54 such penalties through the first 5 weeks of the year, compared to 29 so far this year.

There was a flag against the Atlanta Falcons for their tackle on Tom Brady in the fourth quarter of the game. The other came Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs’ Chris Jones, whose strip-sack of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was overturned by the penalty.

“I don’t believe you should be punished for doing something that’s right,” Jarrett said this week on an Atlanta sports radio program. I hope something comes from this and a change can happen, but at the same time, I want to have some discussion about it and see what we can come up with.

The Return to Play Time Period for Elite Male Players: Results from a Study of Concussion-Induced Head Injury in Athletes

Returning to the field too soon after a concussion can be dangerous. Research has shown that people who experience a concussion are more likely to have a future concussion, and some studies of people with multiple concussions have found that the subsequent injuries can cause worse symptoms.

Current concussion research is in line with that. There is a “return to play” time period for elite male athletes like football players.

Men return to play more quickly than women and elite athletes return to play more quickly than non-athletes if they had been hit with a concussion, according to a study by D’Lauro and his colleagues.

The male athletes had the shortest recovery periods, just 20 days, while female non-athletes needed double the recovery time, they found. Women athletes and men who weren’t D1 athletes were somewhere in between. Professional athletes recover even faster than college players according to other studies.

The other major variable is around-the-clock access to medical care. “They have certified athletic trainers, they have doctors, they have physical therapists who are monitoring them and progressing them through the protocol at an appropriate rate,” he said.

And research shows that repeated hits to the head — not just concussions – can increase the risk of developing the degenerative brain condition CTE, which has been found in many former NFL players.

“I care very deeply about each and every player,” McDaniel said. “I take that seriously, so I just want him to get healthy and have peace of mind in that regard. Whatever the circumstances are after, you deal with after, first and foremost. It is about the human being and how he is treated.

What was going on in the ambulance? What happened when I was carted off and how I got to the hospital,” Tagovailoa said

“Getting carted off – I don’t remember that,” he said. I remember the things that were happening in the ambulance. And then when I got to the hospital.

All of it is done to keep players safe, and I am glad I went through those things to know more about the effects of concussions. I thought it was great I was able to go through that process and get cleared,” Tagovailoa said at the time.

The Dolphins are in the playoffs and have a one game advantage over the Pats. The Dolphins have two weeks left in the season.