Tua Tagovailoa will quickly start to transition into regular offseason exercise. Whereas the Dolphins will undoubtedly proceed cautiously with their quarterback transferring ahead, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com notes (through Twitter) Tagovailoa cleared concussion protocol Wednesday.
A number of days in the past, Tagovailoa had nonetheless but to clear the protocol — and was thus dominated out for the Professional Bowl — regardless of struggling his most up-to-date concussion on Christmas Day. Since that harm, Rapoport notes Tua has met with a number of docs. The Dolphins stay assured their starter will probably be 100% for the 2023 season.
The 2022 season each included a breakthrough yr for the third-year Dolphins QB and a few troubling indicators about his NFL profession. Tagovailoa completed the season third in QBR and threw 25 landing passes regardless of solely ending 12 video games. The absences overshadowed the Alabama product’s success, contemplating Tagovailoa’s accidents each prompted him to overlook the Dolphins’ playoff sport and the NFL to overtake its concussion protocol.
Tagovailoa, 24, both suffered two or three concussions this season. The uncertainty on the quantity stems from a Week 3 sport towards the Payments, when Tagovailoa briefly left the sport after exhibiting indicators of a head harm. He was cleared to return, and whereas Tua completed the sport — one which ended up turning into relatively vital within the AFC’s grand scheme, contemplating the Payments’ loss led to them falling a half-game in need of the AFC’s No. 1 seed — the method that led to his fast return prompted an NFLPA overview and enhancements to the league’s concussion protocol.
The Dolphins misplaced their starter once more 4 days later after a scary hit led to Tagovailoa being stretchered off the sector in Cincinnati and performed with out him within the season’s remaining three video games following his Christmas Day harm — one not found till the subsequent day. The Dolphins went simply 1-5 in video games Tua didn’t end. Then once more, Teddy Bridgewater battled a number of accidents as effectively and was largely unavailable for the staff this season. Bridgewater is ready without spending a dime company in March; Tagovailoa’s rookie deal has a minimum of one season remaining.
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did not rule out an extension this offseason, and a January report affirmed Tagovailoa as the team’s 2023 starter. The Dolphins should determine on Tagovailoa’s fifth-year choice by Might. It will definitely make sense for the Dolphins to attend on a deal given the inconsistency Tagovailoa has proven in three seasons, however he took main strides this yr. The accidents sustained alongside the way in which, nevertheless, did have an effect on the proficient passer’s outlook.
