#concussions

#concussions

Thankfully, the Miami Dolphins decided to pick up the fifth-year option on Tua Tagovailoa.While there was some debate about what the Miami Dolphins wanted to do, they made the right call on Monday by extending starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa his fifth-year option.Miami used the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft on the former Alabama star.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is planning to learn some judo this NFL offseason.As part of his NFL offseason regiment, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will learn judo.By the end of the summer, Tagovailoa will know judo about as well as Thomas Anderson knew kung fu.The Dolphins star quarterback is going to learn some judo because he believes it will help him learn how to fall better so he can avoid more head injuries.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa doesn't think the NFL is responsible for his concussion issues, blaming his head injuries on bad luck more than anything else.The NFL has faced a landslide of criticism over their handling of concussions over the years.That mass of disapproval only grew after Tua Tagovailoa's 2022 concussion saga.

Tua Tagovailoa seems safe as the Dolphins starting quarterback for now, but his seeat is getting warmer.Tua Tagovailoa is the starter for the Miami Dolphins going into 2023.Despite a tumultuous 2022, when healthy, Tagovailoa proved he was capable of being one of the strongest quarterbacks in the league.

Anyone with suspected concussion must be immediately removed from football, rugby and other sports and rest for at least 24 hours, under new guidance for grassroots clubs.It says the NHS 111 help-line should be called and players should not return to competitive sport for at least 21 days.The UK-wide guidelines are aimed at parents, coaches, referees and players.

The Cowboys set out this offseason to add a receiver who could take the top off.They found that in Brandin Cooks, making a deal with Houston that will give them another offensive weapon.The Cowboys gave up a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024 for Cooks, whose contract was restructured so the Texans will pay $6 million of his guaranteed $18 million salary in 2023.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has found a unique way to combat his concussion problems.Tagovailoa, in his first public comments since his third NFL season was cut short due to a second stint in the league's concussion protocol, revealed Friday he is taking up judo once a week in the 2023 offseason.

Jeff Hughes | March 20th, 2023
[Note: These ideas are not entirely fleshed out.But since I have this space, I thought I would start fleshing them out in public.]Writing a unique NFL column at this time of the year is often a difficult proposition.Look around the internet and you'll understand what I mean.

Otis Taylor, a graceful former star wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs who caught the touchdown pass that nailed down the team's upset victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, died on Thursday.He was 80.The team announced his death but did not say where he died or cite a cause.He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and dementia.

Celtics Boston trades two second-round picks and Justin Jackson to Oklahoma City.While rumors circled about the Celtics trading for Jakob Poeltl or reuniting with Kelly Olynyk, in the end the center they nabbed at the NBA trade deadline was Mike Muscala.Boston sent Oklahoma City two second-round picks and Justin Jackson in exchange for the 31-year-old big man.

If your parents were hip to nice new Japanese cars in the '80s, you may remember that Acura is a spin-off of Honda, a mid-'80s attempt to push the more proletarian carmaker into the luxury space.It worked, especially with the three-row MDX crossover, which became a go-to family hauler for generations.

If Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa strengthens his neck muscles, keeps his chin close to his chest when he falls, and learns to land on his shoulder and roll instead of landing on his back, it'll go a long way toward avoiding concussions.That's not me talking, that's what Ailton Barbosa thinks.Barbosa is a third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and instructor at American Top Team/Coconut Creek, one of the nation's best MMA teams.

The NFL's post-Super Bowl lull is over now that the Combine is underway.Teams are releasing and extending players, and restructuring contracts to create cap space.The Dallas Cowboys haven't gotten a head start in the regard, but they're a big talking point after Stephen Jones' Combine press conference Tuesday.