In the hours after Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion, many have urged the Miami Dolphins quarterback to retire. His coach, Mike McDaniel, wishes they would stop.
In the hours since Tua Tagovailoa suffered his third diagnosed concussion in two years, many people — including the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach and a number of former players — suggested that the Miami Dolphins quarterback would be best off calling it a career at age 26.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel wishes they would stop talking about Tagovailoa’s future, even though he understands that such comments are made with the best of intentions.
“I totally understand it, and it’s not misplaced. I totally get how that’s where people want to go to,” McDaniel told reporters Friday, the day after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion after running into Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss on “Thursday Night Football.”
“I just wish that people would for a second hear what I’m saying, that bringing up his future is not in the best interest of him. So, I’m gonna plead with everybody that does genuinely care that, that should be the last thing on your mind.
