Tua Tagovailoa has spoken out about his time in Concussion Protocol and is thankful the Miami Dolphins didn’t use him at the end of the season.

Tua Tagovailoa struggled with concussions on and off during the 2022 season.

In total, the Miami Dolphins quarterback missed five games, including the last three of the current round including the playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. In the meantime, there was even speculation about a career end.

Now the 24-year-old, who was still in Concussion Protocol from the end of December until the beginning of February, is grateful to his franchise.

“I think the team has done me the greatest service with Concussion Protocol,” Tua told USA Today. He feels that it “took forever” for him to leave the Protocol.

After concussions: Tua thanks Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins also had a hand in that, not wanting to use their quarterback too early and thus endanger him. “Miami never allowed me to go through protocol normally until the season was over. They protected me from myself. Me and my family are very grateful to the Dolphins,” Tua continues.

While the Dolphins were without their starter in a 31-34 Wild Card Round loss to the Bills, Tua still has a lot of respect for the performance of representative Skylar Thompson and his colleagues. “

“I’d like to think that every time I’m out there it would be different, but I don’t want to take credit away from the Bills or diminish our guys’ performance. We played with heart. It’s not easy to do what Skylar Thompson did,” the playmaker praised, adding, “He played a playoff game before I even played a playoff game. “