Consultant who cleared Dolphins' Tagovailoa to play after head blow is fired
The pro football consultant who cleared Dolphins' quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to play during the team's Sept. 25 game has been terminated, a source familiar
The pro football consultant who cleared Dolphins' quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to play during the team's Sept. 25 game has been terminated, a source familiar with the matter said.
The consultant, who was not named, gave his approval after Tagovailoa hit his head on the turf during Miami's 27-15 win Sunday at Buffalo. Afterward, the player stumbled and fell to his knees.
Nonetheless, the quarterback was allowed to return to the game in the third quarter, and he played again Thursday in the Dolphins' home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, a matchup in which Tagovailoa's head struck the turf during a sack by defensive tackle Josh Tupou.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is examined during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Sept. 29, 2022.Jeff Dean / APTagovailoa, 24, was taken off the field on a stretcher and is sidelined indefinitely.
NBC Sports and its Pro Football Talk platform first reported the termination of the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant, or UNC.
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