The horrendous injury luck for former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa unfortunately continued again Thursday night with a very scary concussion. In an attempt to convert a third down in the Buffalo Bills red zone, Tagovailoa lowered his head right into DB Damar Hamlin’s chest before falling on the ground with his head ricocheting off the ground.
It was a terrifying sight as it is his third concussion suffered in the NFL with it being visibly scary with his hands freezing up. The league had just updated their rules as preventative measures because of the ones he suffered in 2022.
Fortunately, Tagovailoa signed a massive extension this past off-season and will be able to care for his family regardless of the future. The Miami Dolphins have gone all in on Tagovailoa between his contract and paying receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle so this has to be a horrifying thought for them as well.
Tagovailoa has shared he briefly considered retiring after the 2022 season, but decided with his family he wanted to keep playing. However, after suffering another one in similar fashion many people think it may be time for No. 1 to retire. NFL Hall of Famer and former Kansas City Chiefs Tony Gonzalez is one of those people thinking Tagovailoa needs to permenantly step away saying,
“If I’m him, at this point, I’m seriously considering retiring from football. If that was my son, I would be like, ‘It might be time.’ This stuff is not what you want to play around with… Tua’s future? I’m thinking retirement here.”
With the injury occurring just last night, it will take some time before we hear any further details. But in the mean time, I speak for all of Alabama nation when I say we are parying for a healthy and speedy recovery.
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