Tedy Bruschi's honest message for Tua Tagovailoa after his own health scare | NFL Countdown

[@fallibleangel9101]

The NFL should have him sign every waiver there is in existence.

[@bigfootwalker5399]

I hope Tua wasn't this stupid before the concussions!

[@madboyreadynow28]

Everyone needs to stop telling Tua what he should do after making it clear he will continue playing. Leave it alone. He's made a decision to play.

[@happyhogan17]

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[@mattmmixes]

If we’re talking about average people than fair but several doctors have told tua he shouldn’t play again this season at best

[@SonofStormblessed]

The whole “if I was in his shoes” argument is complete garbage. If you were in his shoes you’d do the same thing he is doing, you’d come and play, just like 99% of all players try to come back from every injury they have. The stench of self righteous garbage is overwhelming with this conversation.

[@blackurustrikes2328]

I don't wish any harm to Tua. But given all we have seen and know, I have taken my empathy for him as far as I can go. So if he is permanently injured or worse playing ball, it was what HE wanted to do. So, stop the game long enough to safely and properly clear him from the field. And let the 2nd string qb finish the game.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

The same thing was happening to Dan Marino and today he is fine.

[@KCShox]

For now he’s fine. His brain could be a ticking time bomb and it could diminish very quickly. You just never know about CTE

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Dan Marino has been very open and honest about his struggles I mean he joined the NLF concussion lawsuit.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@KCShox the man is already older. his stuff is mostly physical. this stuff does not manifest when you are 70. it is almost immediately.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo anyone who had a concussion in their career will join it. does not mean that you will develop CTE. look at Mexican boxers. none of them develop CTE and they have brutal, long careers. it happens mostly in African Americans or people of color.

[@nanshe3x]

How can any nfl team agree to him returning to play?

[@mikerobertson4041]

They don't care about Tagovailoa. They care about winning, and the money it brings in.

[@JoFlirt]

Why doesn't Tua have on the guardian helmet

[@mattmmixes]

Because he’s rarted (I can’t say the actual word thanks to KZbin guidelines)

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Cuz he thinks it doesn’t look cool

[@joesmith4443]

@@mattmmixesHaha, I’m probably around your age because that was I said to myself when I read that comment. Obviously you don’t mean it literally.

[@junehanzawa5165]

It won't help him much. Look at his last hit. He was basically softly caught by the defender. The defender didn't even hit him, he ran into the defender. The issue is that the brain is not attached to the skull. The brain is suspended in a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid. Concussions are the brain hitting against the skull. For some reason not yet fully understood, some individuals have a tendency to get concussions much more easily than most. He's one of them. So in his case, it won't help much. That's not to say that others won't benefit from them. And lastly, he supposedly was already wearing a helmet considered superior to the guardian helmet in preventing concussions. And it still didn't help him.

[@mikerobertson4041]

Tagovailoa means nothing to me. If he ends up severely brain-damaged it's on him. I remember when Patrick Willis retired several years ago. He had been an All-Pro linebacker for San Francisco, and just walked away from the game while he was still able. And I thought what an intelligent young man. And I hope nothing bad happens to Tagovailoa, but if it does it's on him.

[@lastpme]

It is his choice…but after football he is going to look back to the NFL and the players ‘union for health care. Those types of hits to his brain cannot be good to his body.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Dude said they don't look at boxers or hockey players the same way? Thats a flat out lie.

[@monsieurwolf6122]

The problem is that these NFL dudes are a danger to themselves and will gladly die to have the opportunity to be great. I think it's the league's responsibility to understand the ego these dudes have and force them out when they are a clear danger to themselves. You wouldn't let a mental health patient run around because 'It's their choice to be free' when they are clearly a danger, this is no different.

[@freddiecopeland6390]

I'm praying for Tua 🙏*I know how he feels about it but I think he should retire 😕. He's young and has potential to be more than a football 🏈 player 😊

[@kcnfdntc]

Tua is FRAGILE! No difference if he walks out clean and unconcussed today. He has had more than one so his brain or head is more fragile than some others.

[@arbitScaleModels]

Tua needs to learn how to fall. This is a skill which needs 1,000 repetitions until it is second nature. Unlike Tom Brady who was notoriously hard to hit, Tua obviously has no instinct for self preservation. Linebackers said Brady "just melted away" when they tried to hit him. But Tua stiffens up like a dear in headlights.

[@lenoliver-k6g]

Well i mean nobody is forcing him to keep playing this is on him.

[@SonofStormblessed]

Everyone still out there asking this guy to do something they would NEVER do themselves. Such B.S.. Stop telling Tua what to do, especially given you would do the same exact thing if you were in his shoes, don’t pretend otherwise. Y’all act like if someone was willing to give you 200 million dollars you wouldn’t play. We all know that isn’t true.

[@hammatymee]

200 mill to not play are you kidding me? Your either stupid or a drug addict or both because I'm sorry most of us would take the money and bounce. Hope you visit him when he's a home and can't remember his own name you meat head.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

If I had tens of millions in the bank and an insurance policy paying me out 10s of millions I would retire. Hes made enough money for generations of his family to survive.

[@junehanzawa5165]

He loves those $167 millions guaranteed. And that's understandable. For both he and his family. But athletes in general don't see bad things until it's too late. The difference here is how severe his symptoms are and how easily he gets concussed. That's what so concerning. Bringing in the examples of past players who got concussed on nasty hits, don't apply. These are hits that over 99.9% of players won't get a concussion from. Especially that last hit which can't even be concidered a true hit. He was basically softly caught by the defender.

[@hammatymee]

Mike McDaniel is a USELESS coach without Tua I honestly can't believe they're that dependant on one player the Dolphins are a joke in my eyes.

[@nicktsoycalas3767]

Hes a grown man...last tine i checked when we become men we can make our own decisions...its his life

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Then he will turn around and sue the NFL when hes 50 years old and eating through a straw.

[@noxqs59]

Yeah, cause when I’m driving to the office, every car on the road is actively trying to hit me. Dude is gonna be meal prepping with Gerber, smh, don’t blame the Dolphins or the NFL when it happens, “his choice”.

[@glennbraun9204]

I wish he would have not said that

[@EuroGuy85]

Games vs Cincinnati: AB, Damar and Tua, getting rekt

[@inui12494]

He is going to get injured again this game. He should just retire

[@thegoldengatesound]

Nothing courageous about this. Simply childish. His reasoning for not retiring is so dumb, so silly it’s almost unbelievable. But not surprising. He’s already set for generations This chapter is less than a quarter of your life, have fun with the rest

[@johnknowssports5624]

Who needs a Brain 🧠 anyway Y’all trippin

[@Closet420]

This is the male version of the view

[@GodLovesComics]

I was a huge TUA supporter back when everyone was trashing him but now...TUA can get concussed by a paper cup blowing out of the stands. He has the weakest arm in the NFL and cannot beat The Bills or win a playoff game. The Dolphins wasted hundreds of millions on both him and all the talent being wasted around him, and yet they didn't groom a capable backup for the inevitability that Tua would get hurt again. He shows back up they win a few meaningless games and then they watch the playoffs at home in their mansions as usual.

[@mattmmixes]

They needed a proper backup like Tyrod Taylor

[@GodLovesComics]

@@mattmmixes Ryan Tannehill...pretty much anyone other than who they have now.