Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion and is expected to miss this weekend’s game, the team said Wednesday.
“There were no visible signs present, even though there was a blow to the head,” Sills told the league-owned NFL Network. “And the player did not report any symptoms, despite being in contact with the medical staff throughout the game. So there was nothing that would have triggered the protocol in the moment.”Sills said “a very small number of players” suffer multiple concussions in any season.
“We’re always looking at ways we can improve the protocol,” Sills said. “But we do know — and it’s known not just in football but [to] anyone that takes care of patients with concussions — there are a small number of patients who will present [symptoms] on a delayed basis, meaning that they don’t always present during the athletic event.”and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital after a hit during a Sept. 29 game in Cincinnati. Tagovailoa sat out the Dolphins’ games on Oct. 9 and Oct.
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