NFLPA terminates unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in Tua Tagovailoas concussion evaluation
The NFLPA has exercised its option to terminate the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in the handling ofquarterback concu sion review during last Sunday's game against the, CBS Sports NFL Insider reports. The NFLPA made the decision after discovering "" made by the doctor in its view, according to Jones.Tagovailoa initially appeared to suffer a blow to the head last Sunday. He attempted to get up and run to the huddle but stumbled and fell to the ground. The
Esa Tikkanen Jersey Dolphins announced that he was questionable to return to the game due to a head injury as Tagovailoa was undergoing a concu sion evaluation; however, the NFL's independent specialist in consultation with the team doctor deemed Tagovailoa was not
Laurent Brossoit Jersey suffering from a head injury but rather one to his back that caused instability. Tua later, leading Miami to a 21-19 win over Buffalo.Per the league's Concu sion Diagnosis and Management Protocol:"UNCs are appointed by the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee in consultation with the NFLPA Mackey-White Committee and approved by the NFL Chief Medical Officer and the NFLPA Medical Director, and have undergone formal UNC training provided by the NFL and NFLPA."For the avoidance of doubt, the responsibility for the diagnosis of concu sion and the decision
Boyd Gordon Jersey to return a player to a game remain exclusively within the profe sional judgment of the Head Team Physician or the Club physician designated as responsible for the diagnosis and management of concu sion."The NFLPA initiated a review of the matter early this week. On Thursday, Tagovailoa was cleared to play against the after he tested negative for concu sion symptoms every day leading into the game. He started for the Dolphins under center but sustained a head injury during the contest after he was slammed to the ground on a sack.Immediately, Tagovailoa's fingers flexed into a "fencing position" -- an
Ben Scrivens Jersey involuntary response to head trauma. He remained on the ground for several minutes and was eventually carted off the field and taken to a local hospital to be evaluated for further injuries. Tagovailoa was discharged that same night and traveled with the team on its flight back to Miami after having been diagnosed with a concu sion but . The Dolphins' decision to allow Tagovailoa to play on Thursday came under swift criticism, as did the NFL's concu sion protocol itself. The NFLPA stated earlier this week that it intended to in the handling of this case. The NFL with any findings that come from the review, Jones reports. Because Tagovailoa is in the concu sion protocol, he
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