Afrigather The Miami Dolphins will place quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve, sidelining him for at the very least 4 weeks, the crew introduced Tuesday.
Tagovailoa suffered a concussion through the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Payments in Week 2. Tagovailoa was working for a primary down when he collided head-first with Payments security Damar Hamlin within the third quarter. He walked off the sphere beneath his personal energy however was dominated out instantly.
The earliest Tagovailoa can return will likely be Oct. 27.
It’s at the very least the third concussion Tagovailoa has sustained within the NFL. He had two through the 2022 season — one in Week 4 and one other in Week 16 — which brought about him to overlook 4 video games. He was additionally suspected of getting one other concussion in Week 3 of that season, an issue that led the league to revamp its concussion protocol. His concussion in Week 16 was not recognized till the day after the sport. Tagovailoa, 26, the fifth general decide within the 2020 draft, performed in all 17 video games for Miami final season and led the NFL with 4,624 passing yards. He signed a four-year, $212 million take care of the Dolphins in August, together with $167 million assured.
Miami introduced it has signed former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley. Third-year participant Skylar Thompson is anticipated to start out in Tagovailoa’s absence. The Dolphins’ subsequent recreation is Sunday towards the Seattle Seahawks.
Rohan Nadkarni
Rohan Nadkarni is a sports activities reporter for NBC Information.
