ESPN reports:
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken to a local hospital with head and neck injuries suffered on a second-quarter sack in Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Tagovailoa hit the back of his head on the ground when he was sacked by Bengals nose tackle Josh Tupou, and his arms appeared to seize up almost immediately. He remained on the field for roughly 10 minutes before he was loaded onto a stretcher and taken away.
The Dolphins said shortly before halftime that he was conscious and had movement in all his extremities at the hospital, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
NBC Sports reports:
The frightening situation happened in Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Ohio, when Tagovailoa was chased down and sacked by the Bengals’ Josh Tupou with about six minutes left in the first half.
While on the ground, his hands froze in front of his face. He remained down for more than seven minutes before being loaded on a backboard, stabilized and strapped to a stretcher after his facemask was removed.
The incident came less than a week after Tagovailoa, 24, left Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills after he appeared to be disoriented. The team originally said he had a head injury after taking a hard hit late in the first half. Tagovailoa returned after halftime.
‘Tagovailoa immediately raised his hands with his fingers splayed, a gesture called a “fencing response” that can be a sign of brain injury.’ https://t.co/1uwhAifCor
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) September 30, 2022
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered neck and head injuries after being slammed to the ground in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Dolphins say Tagovailoa was conscious and had movement in all his extremities. https://t.co/PD11SLXxKl
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2022
#BREAKING: Miami Dolphins Quarterback, #TuaTagovailoa, Taken To The Hospital Following Scary Head Injury. The NFL And Dolphins Doctors Are Facing Immediate Criticism For Clearing Tua To Play Following Another Head Injury Less Than A Week Ago. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/oHgtpxvlux
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) September 30, 2022
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been stretchered off of the field in Cincinnati.
Awful. pic.twitter.com/7qR5zqNT7l
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) September 30, 2022
This is hard to watch – Miami Dolphins qb Tua Tagovailoa suffered two apparent head injuries in less than a week. I walk @ChristineRomans through how serious these injuries could be and what the @NFL ‘s protocols say about how this should have been handled pic.twitter.com/RT802djM6f
— Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) September 30, 2022