Source: Tua clears protocol, but to sit vs. Vikings

Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa was cleared from concussion protocol Saturday, a root said, but helium volition not play this week against the Minnesota Vikings.

Tagovailoa is expected to instrumentality for the Dolphins' Week 7 crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a root said.

Tagovailoa has not played since leaving the tract connected a stretcher aft suffering a concussion successful Week 4 erstwhile helium was spun to the crushed and deed his caput connected the turf. That tackle was akin to 1 from a week before, aft which Tagovailoa appeared unsteady connected his feet, but was allowed to instrumentality to the crippled aft clearing concussion testing.

Since suffering the Week 4 concussion, Tagovailoa, the Dolphins and his squad of autarkic doctors followed a thorough process that acold exceeded the NFL's concussion protocol, sources said. He received 4 extracurricular opinions, successful summation to the opinions of squad doctors, who unanimously cleared him from the protocol and each agreed that his scans showed nary signs of semipermanent interaction to the brain. This is simply a best-case script for the backmost who was disconnected to a awesome commencement to the 2022 season.

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was besides cleared from concussion protocol connected Saturday, sources said. He volition beryllium progressive Sunday, but volition backmost up rookie Skylar Thompson, a seventh-round draught prime who volition beryllium making his archetypal vocation start.