Tua Tagovailoa says he was knocked unconscious, doesn't remember being carted off field
'I couldn't really tell what was going on'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Speaking to the media for the first time since he suffered a concussion during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Wednesday offered his perspective of the controversial injury.
Tagovailoa said he was knocked unconscious on the tackle and doesn't remember being carted off the field.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is sacked by the Cincinnati Bengals' Josh Tupou during the first half of their NFL game in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
"Yeah, I remember the entire night up until the point I got tackled," he said, via Yahoo Sports. "After I got tackled, I don't remember much from there. Getting carted off, I don't remember that. But I do remember things that were going on when I was in the ambulance and when I arrived at the hospital."
Tagovailoa was thrown to the turf, and his hands curled up on the field. The concussion sent him to the hospital, just four days after people thought he had suffered a concussion in another game, but was actually a back injury.
But because Tagovailoa wobbled to the turf, many thought that the concussion during the Thursday night game was a second-impact syndrome, causing outrage.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Teammates gather around Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he was injured during the first half of an NFL game in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)
The NFL and the NFLPA probed an investigation into the injury for which they fired a neurotrauma consultant. The investigation found the team followed protocol as necessary, but still deemed that changes were necessary. The two sides said that if anyone shows "abnormality of balance/stability, motor coordination or dysfunctional speech caused by a neurological issue," otherwise known as ataxia, he will not be allowed to return to the game.
Tagovailoa has missed the Dolphins' last two games, both of which they lost. He actually cleared the concussion protocol before Miami's Week 6 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, but still missed the game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is carted off the field during the first half of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 2022. (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Tagovailoa is slated to start on Sunday night as the Dolphins take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.