Tua Tagovailoa’s shocking tackle attempt after a scary concussion

At least Tua Tagovailoa could laugh about it.

The Dolphins quarterback, who landed on injured reserve with another horrific concussion earlier this year, avoided potential disaster Monday when he injured his shoulder while trying to hit Rams linebacker Christian Rozeboom in Monday’s 23-15 win -/Head region attacked, a knee to the head.

Tagovailoa suffered at least four concussions in his career and discussed his future with his family earlier this year as some questioned whether he should continue playing.

“I feel good. Everything is good,” Tagovailoa said after helping the Dolphins improve to 3-6. “I went to the guy who intercepted me and asked him, ‘Brother, can’t you just run out of bounds or reduce the ball?’ It’s like you saw me and I saw you and it’s like you just want to run over me. He told me after the game, “There’s almost no space, there’s nowhere else to go.” He had to do what he had to do to help his team win games. I didn’t mean to hit his head.”

Tagovailoa’s career came under scrutiny earlier this year when he suffered a concussion in Week 2 against the Bills, leading some to question whether he had played in his last loss.

The former Alabama star suffered three concussions in the NFL after also suffering one with the Crimson Tide. His last concussion occurred during a scramble when he went headfirst into the lead.

Given this information, many assumed that Tagovailoa would play differently in the future to minimize potential setbacks.

However, Monday’s tackle would not fall into that category as the quarterback opted for contact in the second quarter by lowering his shoulder and head and connecting with the linebacker.

Tagovailoa stated that the clip looked worse than reality.

“I didn’t feel any of it. “That was pretty bad tackling form, though,” Tagovailoa said. “That was pretty horrible.”

Like his star quarterback, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel chose to joke about the situation.

The Rams didn’t take advantage of the interception as Kyren Williams fumbled on the next play and trailed 10-0.

“I think the best way to do that is not to throw it to the opponent,” McDaniel said.

Tagovailoa led the Dolphins to victory despite an inconsistent performance on Monday, turning the ball over twice and completing 20 of 28 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown.

Monday was his third game back since being activated from injured reserve, and he said nothing has changed in his approach to his job.

“I would say for myself, my confidence has never waned since coming back against the Cardinals (Week 8) compared to the first game I played against the Jaguars (Week 1),” Tagovailoa said. “I think when you’re playing, when you’re out there, the game is too fast to think about anything else, and when you start thinking about something else, it’s hard to concentrate on your job. Just go out and play football.”