Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is probably coming back to the Miami Dolphins this season, but how much longer he’ll play for the team — or in the NFL at all — is a matter of serious debate.
Greg Cote of the Miami Herald suggested on the Tuesday, October 1 edition of the ” Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz ” that Tagovailoa’s next concussion is likely to be the last of his career.
The 26-year-old suffered two confirmed concussions in 2022, played all 17 games healthy last season and then sustained another confirmed head trauma against the Buffalo Bills nearly three weeks ago, which landed him on the injured reserve list (IR).
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Barry Jackson, Cote’s colleague at the Herald, doubled down the following day by imploring the Dolphins to install a capable backup behind Tagovailoa to guard against another concussion in the future.
Jackson rolled through an array of possibilities for Miami, focusing on next offseason as the most likely acquisition point rather than ahead of the November 5 trade deadline. However, he landed on three names as the most likely/suitable.