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NFL Players Association fires doc who declared Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa fit to play despite concussion

The neurotrauma consultant made 'several mistakes' while evaluating Tagovailoa, who seemed to suffer a concussion after hitting his head on the ground during game

CINCINNATI, OHIO: The doctor who cleared the concussion check of the player, Tua Tagovailoa last week has been fired claims reports. Tagovailoa played against Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, September 29 after receiving a brutal hit in the first half, as his head hit the turf and he fell back to the ground after standing up.

According to a recent tweet by ProFootballTalk it states, "The NFL Players Association has exercised its prerogative to terminate the Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant involved in the Tua Tagovailoa situation last Sunday, per source."

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Tagovailoa was taken out on a stretcher on Thursday, September 29 during the match. The 24-year-old quarterback’s arms appeared to seize up almost immediately after the hit. According to The Guardian, he remained on the field for about seven minutes before taking him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion. The portal also stated neurotrauma consultant made “several mistakes” while evaluating Tagovailoa, who seemed to exhibit concussion symptoms after hitting his head on the ground during a Sunday game. 

According to DailyMail, Tagvaiola tweeted saying, "I want to thank everyone for all of their prayers and support since the game last night," he wrote. "It was difficult to not be able to finish the game and be there with my teammates, but I am grateful for the support and care I've received from the Dolphins, my friends and family, and all the people who have reached out.
'I'm feeling much better and focused on recovering so I can get back out on the field with my teammates." 

Dolphins coach, Mike McDaniel also stated that the organization had done everything to cure the quarterback's injury. "I get the optics, I get how it looks like, I get all of this, I get people's concern," he said. "I can exude with 100 percent conviction that every person in this building had 100 percent the correct process, diligence and there is not one person you could talk to in the building that would think otherwise," said the coach.

However, previously, Chris Nowinski, a Harvard-educated neuroscientist also raised some doubts about the back injury diagnosis of the gamer. "I'm calling bulls*** on the "back tweak theory,"' Nowinski tweeted. Watch the vid. Tua shakes his head multiple times to "clear the cobwebs," which is a specific sign of vision impairment after #concussion. He also wobbles getting up before falling. His return is a fail @NFL," wrote in a tweet.