Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa Discharged from Hospital After Head, Neck Injuries

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field with head and neck injuries during the second quarter of Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after taking a sack, the team announced.

Tagovailoa was conscious and moving his limbs when he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The Dolphins announced shortly after the game ended that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa would be released from the hospital and fly home with the team.

JosinaAnderson @JosinaAnderson

I’m told #Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa “traveled back with team in a neck brace. All (initial) scans were negative, nothing broken. Will have MRI when he gets back,” per a league source. I’m sure Tagovailoa was comforted by having family at the game & at the hospital.

The head coach said that Tagovailoa had a concussion.

Henry McKenna @McKennAnalysis

Mike McDaniel on Tua Tagovailoa's head injury: "That was a scary moment. He was evaluated for a concussion and is in concussion protocol. ... That was an emotional moment." pic.twitter.com/UGkPQ2bVjd

A six-touchdown performance against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 was the highlight of the season for the 2020 first round pick. He ranked first in the Total QBR after ranking 18th in that metric a year ago.

Tagovailoa suffered back and ankle injuries during the Dolphins' Week 3 win over the Buffalo Bills, and the NFL Players Association also launched an investigation to determine whether concussion protocols were properly enforced after he returned to that game following a halftime evaluation of a head injury.

The 24-year-old Hawai'i native missed four games in 2021 while recovering from a rib injury.

Tagovailoa will be out with a knee injury.