Tua Tagovailoa is getting closer and closer to being cleared from concussion protocol. According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, the Miami Dolphins quarterback will return to practice and start throwing on Wednesday for the first time since his injury, and could possibly be cleared from the protocol by the end of the week.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 25: Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins takes the field prior to playing the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Tua Tagovailoa is getting closer and closer to being cleared from concussion protocol.
Tagovailoa sustained his concussion at the start of Week 4, when the Dolphins took on the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. In the second quarter,His hands and fingers locked up, which is a neurological response to brain trauma. He was kept down on the ground on his back and eventually stabilized on a board, and an ambulance came onto the field to take him to the hospital. He was replaced in the game by backup QB Teddy Bridgewater.
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