{"id":4402,"date":"2024-09-26T07:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T07:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2024-09-26T07:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T07:46:02","slug":"dolphins-quarterback-defies-doctors-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4402","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Quarterback Defies Doctor’s Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa wants to play again this season despite concussion landing him on IR<\/h1>\n

The earliest he could return to play is Week 7 at the Indianapolis Colts<\/h2>\n
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Once\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0suffered the third concussion of his\u00a0NFL\u00a0career, many people’s thoughts shifted to his long-term wellbeing, not his football career.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa himself, on the other hand, remains focused on continuing his NFL career. Both the Dolphins and their quarterback appear to remain in lockstep about him being their long-term answer at quarterback, as Miami trading for a signal-caller isn’t likely and everything points to Tagovailoa wanting to play again in 2024,\u00a0according to ESPN. That cannot happen until Week 7 at the earliest after the team placed him on injured reserve in Week 3.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old quarterback is\u00a0visiting with a neurologist this week<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to determine the severity of his concussion. Tagovailoa “feels fine”\u00a0 nearly a couple weeks removed from his concussion in Week 2 against the\u00a0Buffalo Bills, per\u00a0ESPN. Tagovailoa’s health is critical to the Dolphins’ future, obviously. In games Tagovailoa starts and finishes, the Dolphins under Mike McDaniel are 20-11. In games the quarterback misses or leaves early, they’re just 1-7.<\/p>\n

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He signed a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension this offseason with $167.2 million guaranteed, including $93.2 million fully guaranteed at signing, per OverTheCap.com. For both competitive and financial reasons, Tagovailoa is doing what he can to return to action this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n