Tua Tagovailoa is ‘one of the best humans on the planet,’ rival Josh Allen told the Thursday Night Football post-game show after the Miami Dolphins quarterback suffered his third official concussion of his NFL career.
‘If you know Tua outside of football like you do and like I do, you can’t help but feel for him,’ the Buffalo Bills signal caller told Amazon Prime’s Ryan Fitzpatrick, a former teammate of Tagovailoa’s in Miami. ‘He’s a great football player, but he’s even greater human being.
‘I got a lot of love for him and I’m just praying for him and his family.’
Tagovailoa is being advised to retire early by personalities in and around the NFL after suffering another head injury in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 31-10 loss to visiting Buffalo.
‘That’s it,’ former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant wrote on social media. ‘NFL go ahead and do the right thing. Tua has had entirely way too many concussions. He need to retire for his longevity health concerns.’
Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks off of the field with head coach Mike McDaniel
Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after defeating the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) sits on the field as he is attended to by staff
FS1 analyst Nick Wright chimed in, writing: ‘Tua gets 93M no questions asked and probably 167M if he has to retire due to injury.’
‘He fought back from absolutely horrifying concussions to lead the league in passing and earn that contract from the Dolphins,’ Wright continued. ‘He has to really consider hanging it up after tonight.’
‘Watching Tua Tagovailoa bury his helmet into Damar Hamlin’s chest was some of the scariest stuff I’ve seen in a long time, and it wasn’t even that big a collision,’ said analyst Ryan Clark. ‘I’m getting old man. Soft as heck.’
Patrick Mahomes tweeted three praying emojis after Tagovailoa was removed from the contest.
Tagovailoa exited the game with 145 yards and a touchdown after completing 17 of 25 passes.
The Hawaiian star’s first head injury was a grade 1 concussion that came in September 2022 against the Bengals. In December that year, Tagovailoa suffered a grade 3 concussion that sidelined him for the rest of the season.
With the win, Buffalo emerged victorious in 12 of the last 13 games against Miami. The Bills are now 2-0 this season, while the Dolphins are 1-1.
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