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(NFL)   Tua Tagovailoa clears concussion protocol he's been in for weeks, looks forward to entering concussion protocol in the near future   (nfl.com) divider line
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264 clicks; posted to Sports » on 01 Feb 2023 at 5:20 PM (7 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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E_Henry_Thripshaws_Disease
2023-02-01 5:58:52 PM  
probably thinks he's going to the Superb Owl
 
fatalvenom
2023-02-01 6:06:18 PM  

E_Henry_Thripshaws_Disease: probably thinks he's going to the Superb Owl


He thought he ordered scrambled eggs, but instead of the breakfast menu we was looking at his CATSCAN
 
Representative of the unwashed masses
2023-02-01 6:10:18 PM  

fatalvenom: E_Henry_Thripshaws_Disease: probably thinks he's going to the Superb Owl

He thought he ordered scrambled eggs, but instead of the breakfast menu we was looking at his CATSCAN


So he no longer thinks he's Batman?
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 6:14:04 PM  

Representative of the unwashed masses: fatalvenom: E_Henry_Thripshaws_Disease: probably thinks he's going to the Superb Owl

He thought he ordered scrambled eggs, but instead of the breakfast menu we was looking at his CATSCAN

So he no longer thinks he's Batman?


No:
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mattgsx
2023-02-01 7:39:15 PM  
I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.
 
Craw Fu
2023-02-01 7:45:54 PM  
If anyone can get a concussion playing flag football, Tua is the guy.
 
GoodHomer
2023-02-01 8:03:58 PM  

mattgsx: I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.


I know a young father who, after a few concussions, now gently bumps his head and will suddenly go through massive mood swings and, the next day, won't remember what he did the prior day.

This guy is going to get old and not remember his kids growing up. Totes not worth it.
 
rjakobi
2023-02-01 8:44:21 PM  
Yeah, I'm thinking there needs to be a mass retirement of players with concussion issues so we can start seeing the CTE issue clearly without the fog of "ooh ooh we cares about safety and let's do more games and throw more MONEY about the NFL has been keen on doing since the Junior Seau suicide.
 
jake3988 [OhFark]
2023-02-01 8:56:29 PM  

mattgsx: I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.


Sidney Crosby was in concussion protocol in the NHL for half a season, the entire offseason, and then the first 1/4 of the next season.  Played in like 6 games and went back on the concussion protocol because the symptoms came back for another dozen games or so.  So all told he was in protocol for more than entire calendar year (January to March the following year).

It's been over a decade now and he's doing just fine and still playing.
 
browneye [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-01 9:17:13 PM  

mattgsx: I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.


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iron_city_ap
2023-02-01 10:45:29 PM  

mattgsx: I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.


He has already earned around $19M. He should have no need to ever work again, but could easily get a job coaching if he wanted to stay in the sport.
 
puffy999 [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 11:03:12 PM  

mattgsx: I don't know if he is just more concussion prone/sensitive or if it was just bad luck but dude needs to cut his losses and retire from professional sports. No amount of money in your 20s makes up for not being able to tie your shoes in your 30s.


I really think the team (and League) mishandled him after that first "non-concussion" that resulted in his hands going full Boneitis the next time he was concussed. And then that last one a few weeks ago, nobody noticed the symptoms until later... that was, at least to me, a bad sign.

Frankly the guy probably has a pretty damn good case if he does happen to retire and wants to cash in for being mistreated.
 
cefm
2023-02-01 11:25:38 PM  
Also hope they do some falling work with him. Some of those back of the head hits are him falling like a loose sack of potatoes instead of spreading out or rolling to reduce the impact of the head on the field.
 
Dear Jerk
2023-02-01 11:57:40 PM  
Try not to get any concussion protocol on the way to the parking lot.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 1:40:38 AM  
So the snozzberries finally taste like snozzberries again? Good for him.
 
The Smails Kid
2023-02-02 1:59:53 AM  

Dear Jerk: Try not to get any concussion protocol on the way to the parking lot.


Username checks out.

Nevertheless, I'll take an aisle seat.

/ we all know they're all middle seats
 
The Smails Kid
2023-02-02 2:01:11 AM  
Ah one-ah, ah Tua, ah potato
 
Hey Nurse! [OhFark]
2023-02-02 3:05:56 AM  

fragMasterFlash: So the snozzberries finally taste like snozzberries again? Good for him.


Who ever heard of a snozzberry?
 
Charles of York [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 2:11:21 PM  
Tua is toast, unfortunately
 
Galileo's Daughter
2023-02-02 4:12:59 PM  
All things considered even with his concussions, he was pretty middle of the pack as far as injury time out goes. With that said, it was an important time period and there are ways to minimize his risk for concussions. Anyone in the NFL can get concussions and QB's are definitely more prone to receiving them. Personally, I don't really count concussions as "injury prone", they are just a fluke thing that can happen in contact sports.

If we can minimize head injuries somehow, he should hold up fine. He didn't injure anything else this season.  He just needs to learn when to slide, throw it away and fall appropriately. Add some better protection (online and helmet)....and we're golden.
 
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