Tua Should Sit Out Season, Never Play for Dolphins Again, Says CTE Expert Chris Nowinski

“The Dolphins did not take care of you. The fact they put you out there, frankly, If I were [Tua], I would not go back and play for the Dolphins, because this was not just a failure of the medical team, this was a failure of the coaching staff, and failure of ownership.”

That’s Chris Nowinski, among the world’s primary professionals on distressing brain injuries, quite NOT mincing his words when it concerns the future of 24-year-old Dolphins quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa.

And, whether it remains in a Dolphins jersey or any of the other 31 groups, Nowinski thinks Tua should not see the field for a single snap the remainder of the season.

“My advice would be, having been through it and knowing so many dead athlete stories where there was suicide or some aspect of CTE or some traumatic brain injury, do not go back this season.”

Of course, the second-year signal caller was on the getting end of an extremely frightening hit Thursday night … as the Fins played the Bengals in Cincinnati.

After being knocked to the ground, Tagovailoa appeared to right away pass out … and it was clear something was incorrect.

Tua was put on a stretcher and left the arena in an ambulance, where he was required to a regional Cincy healthcare facility for treatment.

To make matters worse, the video game was just 5 days after Tagovailoa relatively suffered a head injury versus the Bills (Chris states he revealed 5 indications of a possible concussion), however was permitted to go back to the video game.

As for his present condition, Tua was released from the hospital and had the ability to fly back to Miami, per reports … where he’s stated to be resting in the house in excellent spirits.

But, Chris states this is anything however a story with a pleased ending … ’cause there’s genuine threat of long-lasting effect, which’s why Nowinski states Tua should not play once again this season.

If you’re at all acquainted with distressing brain injuries and CTE, you have actually most likely become aware of Nowinski. The previous WWE wrestler had his profession interrupted after sustaining a head injury … and he acknowledged the sports world misconstrued the injury.

Chris went on to make his Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience, and he co-founded the Concussion Legacy Foundation and the Boston University CTE Center … where his work has actually been commemorated throughout the world.

Nowinski likewise had strong words for first-year Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel … who informed media after the video game … “the best news we can give is that everything is checked out that he didn’t have anything more serious than a concussion.”

“This is a statement of no faith in the coach,” Chris flatly stated.

“Really what he should be saying is it’s nothing more serious than a traumatic brain injury that caused decerebrate posturing which is very rare, and a sign of a very serious injury.”

There’s far more. Nowinski likewise discusses Tua’s hand positioning following the frightening injury, and sets out the long-lasting results with which he might now be required to live.