MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remained away from Miami Dolphins meetings on Thursday, will keep him sidelined for this weekends trip to face the New England Patriots and po sibly even longer.Nobody knows when hell be back. Not even his brother.Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa speaking Thursday in advance of Fridays Dukes Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina told The A sociated Pre s that he has offered his brother his opinion, but isnt sure what will happen next.Everyone has their opinion, Taulia Tagovailoa said. My brother, I know he works hard. I know he has a family now. I want my brother to be safe, but at the same time I know that Amir Coffey Jersey he has a love and a pa sion for football. I feel like he is going to make the right decision. The biggest thing is staying safe, so that is something he has to pray on. I know when it comes down to it, he will make the right decision.Its not even clear when a decision will await the Dolphins quarterback, or what that may be. Hes in the NFL concu sion protocol. Teddy Bridgewater is going through practices this week as the presumed starter for Miami against the Patriots.Taulia Tagovailoa believes his brother will play again, at some point. The Dolphins, despite losing four straight games to fall to 8-7, remain in the final AFC wild-card position with two games remaining.I just feel like hes not going to stop playing football, Taulia Tagovailoa said. I feel like every opportunity he has, he is going to try to play. I dont know, its just go until the wheels fall off.Tua Tagovailoa sustained his second known concu sion of the season in a It remains unclear when exactly Tagovailoa got hurt; there is speculation that he was Jordan Ford Jersey injured in the second quarter, with replays showing that the back of his head hit the turf with about 2:40 left until halftime. He had thrown for 229 yards at that point with a touchdown; he threw for 81 yards with three interceptions over the remainder of the game. has become an all-too-familiar, all-too-scary scene this season for Tagovailoa.It happened on Sept. 25 when he briefly left a 21-19 win over the Buffalo Bills. He mi sed Miamis last three snaps of the first half after hitting his head, getting up and wobbling for a few steps. The Dolphins originally announced that a head injury, but he was cleared to return to that game and later said a back injury was the bigger i sue that day.He Montrezl Harrell Jersey was not formally diagnosed with a concu sion from the Sept. 25 incident.Four days later, he got hit again during a Thursday night game at Cincinnati and was taken off the field on a stretcher. that typically indicates a serious neurological i sue. That time, he was placed in the concu sion protocol, as some argued should have happened after the hit in the Buffalo game.Tagovailoas situation at that point by the NFL and the NFL Players A sociation. The most notable addition was that an abnormality of balance and/or stability would be a symptom prohibiting a player from returning to a game.But if there was any such abnormality Sunday, it wasnt noticed. Tagovailoa finished the game, and it wasnt until Monday that the latest concu sion was diagnosed.I would just say there was enough information there that we thought it was important for him to be able to go see the doctor, Miami quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell said Thursday, noting that he did not notice something being off during Sundays game.Bevell saw Tagovailoa Ky Bowman Jersey on Thursday at the Dolphins facility. He was working with training staff and not doing anything football-related. Bevell did not want to speculate on when Tagovailoa may play again.I dont think we can even answer that question right now, Bevell said. I think its truly a day-to-day deal and then see how hes reacting, see what the medical profe sionals are the ones that have say. Thats not a question Ill be able to answer.For now, almost all the questions have no answers. There has been an understandable outcry of concern even from one of the Dolphins AFC East rivals, speaking on a podcast hosted by Kyle Brandt about Tagovailoas long-term health and the impact that multiple concu sions in a relatively short timespan can have on the rest of his life. Repeated head injuries are known to cause long-term problems, ranging from but not limited to headaches, memory lo s and even an increased risk for dementia.Taulia Tagovailoa said he intends to spend time with his brother after Marylands Marcus Morris Jersey bowl game.I want him to always be safe, but at the same time play the game that he loves and do what he loves to do and see him happy, Taulia Tagovailoa said. In life I feel like we all have to make those tough decisions, regardle s of what he feels like doing at the moment. There are lot more years and a lot of more time too, because hes still young.___AP Sports Writer Steve Reed reported from Charlotte, North Carolina.___AP NFL: hub/NFL and AP_NFL in this topic
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