Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa is causing a stir on social media after suffering a knee strike to the head during a tackle

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sparked a social media frenzy on Monday night during the team’s narrow win over the Los Angeles Rams.

Tagovailoa threw an interception to Rams linebacker Christian Rozeboom with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter. He tried to make a tackle on Rozeboom, but was kneed in the head on the play.

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For someone who has had serious concussion issues and has vowed to be smarter about handling his head during games, the attempted tackle didn’t go down well with fans at home.

Tagovailoa said he doesn’t plan on using his head for the tackle.

The Dolphins won the game 23-15. After the game, Tagovailoa seemed fine. He had 207 yards on 20 of 28 passing with one touchdown pass and one interception.

Tagovailoa said before the game that he had no plans to give up after suffering the third known concussion of his career.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (#1) and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (#9) greet each other after the Dolphins beat the Rams in a 23rd-place NFL football game on Monday, November 11, 2024 in Inglewood, California :15 defeated. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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“If they had told me I couldn’t play, I definitely would have considered it, but there were no such conversations,” he told ESPN. “It never occurred to me that I ever thought about retiring.”

Tagovailoa added that he doesn’t want to be seen as a “poster boy” for concussions.

Before returning to the Arizona Cardinals a few weeks ago, Tagovailoa made it clear that he had no interest in the Guardian Cap.

He said he needed to be smarter on the field to prevent himself from getting more injured.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, #1, gestures during a press conference after the Dolphins defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23-15 in an NFL football game on Monday, November 11, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

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“You just have to be smart, that’s all. You just have to be smart,” he said. “I was a competitor throughout my football days and that was or was kind of my advantage when I ran out of high school, even in college I did the same thing. But it’s a professional environment; that’s that.’ Professional level, the best of the best, you just can’t do that, so you definitely have to stay more available to the team, to the organization, to our guys.

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