Tua Tagovailoa says he was knocked unconscious, won't recall being carted off discipline

Talking to the media for the initial time since he endured a concussion on Sept. 29, Tua Tagovailoa instructed his point of view of the controversial damage.

Tagovailoa said he was knocked unconscious on the tackle and won't bear in mind being carted off the field.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals' Josh Tupou (68) in the course of the 1st fifty percent of an NFL soccer activity, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati.  (G3 Box News Photograph/Joshua A. Bickel)

"Yeah, I keep in mind the overall evening up right until the stage I obtained tackled," he reported, by means of Yahoo Athletics. "Right after I bought tackled, I don't don't forget a lot from there. Finding carted off, I don't recall that. But I do bear in mind items that were being heading on when I was in the ambulance and when I arrived at the healthcare facility."

Tagovailoa was thrown to the turf, and his arms curled up on the area. The concussion sent him to the clinic, just four times soon after folks assumed he had endured a concussion in a different game, but was essentially a again harm.

But because Tagovailoa wobbled to the turf, many imagined that the concussion on that Thursday evening sport was a next-impression syndrome, leading to outrage.

Teammates get around Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) following an damage during the initial half of an NFL football recreation versus the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. (G3 Box News Photo/Emilee Chinn)

TUA TAGOVAILOA'S HOSPITALIZATION SPARKS Assistance FROM NFL WORLD, CRITICISM Around Handling OF Very last WEEK'S Injury

The NFL and NFLPA probed an investigation into the injury for which they fired a neurotrauma advisor. The investigation discovered the team followed protocol as necessary, but nonetheless deemed that adjustments had been needed. The two sides explained that if any individual exhibits "abnormality of balance/stability, motor coordination or dysfunctional speech induced by a neurological problem," in any other case regarded as ataxia, he will not be allowed to return to the match.

Tagovailoa has missed the Dolphins past two video games, each of which they missing. He actually cleared the concussion protocol before Miami's 7 days 6 match in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings, but nonetheless skipped the game. He is slated to start off this 7 days.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is carted off the area all through the first fifty percent in the sport against the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals on September 29, 2022, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire by means of Getty Visuals)

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The Dolphins consider on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night time.