When will Tua Tagovailoa come back? NFL insider drops update on Dolphins QB's expected return
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion in Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills that has left him sidelined since and placed him on injured reserve.
As the NFL season enters Week 8, Tagovailoa is reportedly on track to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Tagovailoa is expected to return to practice and is elgible to come off of IR this week.
As the plan is for Tagovailoa to play this week, ESPN's NFL reporter Adam Schefter broke down what needs to happen first. Via the Pat McAfee Show, Schefter said:
"He's got to still clear through concussion protocol this week, he has to go through the rules of the protocol, what the league has put in place, saying all that he is tracking to play Sunday against the Cardinals if there are no setbacks.
"Because basically, he was symptom free. He was symptom free even after he suffered that concussion on Thursday night football against Buffalo, he's been symptom free."
Schefter added:
"He's met with neurologists. He's met with other new neurologists. He's been with neurologists. He's met with before in Pittsburgh, other new neuros I don't think he's heard anything that has dissuaded him from his goal of wanting to get back to playing football. This is the week he's expected to return to practice."
Miami Dolphins have struggled heavily without Tua Tagovailoa
After starting the season 1-0, with Tua Tagovailoa playing a full game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Miami Dolphins seemed like a team that could be a top contender in the AFC.
In the win, Tagovailoa completed 23-of-37 passes for 338 yards and a touchdown. The combination of Skylar Thompson, Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyles has produced a combined 75-of-125 passes for 717 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
In his absence, the Dolphins have won one game, and are currently 2-4.
With Tagovailoa set to return to practice on Wedensday, the Dolphins plan on playing him Sunday if everything goes well.
Tagovailoa is the spark that the Dolphins need, as they are in a bad position nearing the midway point of the season.
Tagovailoa has had multiple concussions in his NFL career, and the Dolphins will be careful with him and likely monitor the situation. Do you think Tua Tagovailoa plays this Sunday?