Miami Dolphins Announce Major Decision On QB Tua Tagovailoa After Latest Concussion Scare vs. Buffalo Bills

Tua Tagovailoa (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The Miami Dolphins have announced a significant injury update on star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion in last Thursday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Dolphins are placing Tua Tagovailoa on the injured reserve. This means he will have to miss a minimum of four games, so the earliest he could return is Week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Dolphins are in Seattle to take on the Seahawks this Sunday, followed by a home tilt with the Tennessee Titans on “Monday Night Football.” After visiting the New England Patriots in Week 5, Miami will have a bye week before returning to action on the road against the Indianapolis Colts.

Tua agovailoa suffered a concussion in the third quarter of Week 2 against the Bills after sliding head-first to pick up a first down. Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin accidentally made contact with Tagovailoa’s head during the tackle, and Skylar Thompson had to finish the game for Miami.

The Bills soundly defeated the Dolphins 31-10 to move to 2-0 on the year, while Mike McDaniel’s group fell to 1-1. Now, the Dolphins must get by without their star signal-caller for at least four weeks.

Tagovailoa had three head-related injuries, including two confirmed concussions, in the 2022 season and missed five total games. With Tagovailoa injured, Thompson started two regular season games and the Dolphins’ Wild Card Round playoff loss to Buffalo.

Tua Tagovailoa Must Consider His Future In Football

There have been plenty of calls for Tagovailoa to retire following his latest concussion. Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce and notable ex-NFL stars like Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe, Dez Bryant and Antonio Bown have all called for Tagovailoa to prioritize his long-term health by retiring.

Tagovailos is only 26 years of age, and having this many concussions early in his career is awfully worrisome. At the end of the day, nobody would fault him if he decided to retire.

VIDEO: Former NFL Reporter Michele Tafoya Eviscerated Taylor Swift Over Her Kamala Harris Endorsement

Michele Tafoya and Taylor Swift (Photos via Getty Images and Michele_Tafoya/Twitter)
Former sports reporter Michele Tafoya is not a fan of Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris.

After weeks of speculation on whether or not the “childless cat lady” would share her political leanings this election cycle, Swift took to Instagram following the debate between Harris and Trump on September 10 to share that she is indeed voting for Democrats.

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift wrote in her caption, alongside a photo of her with her cat. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”

Michele Tafoya was not happy with this.

In a video posted to X, the former NBC and ESPN sideline reporter can be seen not speaking and holding up a series of white posters with writing on them, just as Taylor Swift famously did during the music video for her 2009 hit song “You Belong to Me.”

Tafoya’s posters questioned Swfit’s decision to endorse Harris.

“Dear Taylor: Did you research this?” the first two cards read before continuing, “Child poverty at a 5-year high. Jobless claims up.”

Tafoya took it further by naming several people who have allegedly been killed by immigrants over the course of the Democratic nominee’s time as vice president.

Among the names shown to Taylor Swift was 11-year-old Aiden Clark from Springfield, Ohio. His name being brought up is notable since his father recently spoke out against Donald Trump and Republicans using his son’s name for political gain.

Other slides directed to Taylor Swift read “Title IX” and “Inflation,” before she signed off by taking a dig at Swift and referring to herself as a “childless cat lady.”

Taylor Swift Endorsing Kamala Harris Infuriates Donald Trump

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, you’ll hear about Swift’s seismic endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Swift announced last week on Instagram that she’ll be voting for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election.

On Sunday, the former president and current Republican nominee, Donald Trump, was bold enough to take her and her followers with a scathing message.

In a post to his social media site Truth Social, Trump simply wrote, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”