Tom Brady Speaks On Concussion Protocols Following Tua Tagovailoa Injury
One of the NFL players who responded to the terrifying head injury sustained by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals was Tom Brady.
In back-to-back games, Week 3 against the Buffalo Bills and Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tua Tagovailoa suffered two concussions.
The NFL and Dolphins came under fire for allowing Tua to play against the Bengals. Still, at the time, the team filed records indicating that Tua had successfully completed the concussion protocol.
To understand how Catastrophic Thurs Head Injury was to Dolphins QB #TuaTagovailoa
Watch his 1st injury from Sun & witness how his brain/body betray him afterThen watch the 2nd – JUST 4 DAYS LATER – & pay attention to his Hands & Fingers
This young man will never be the same. pic.twitter.com/kHSAe5gJ2K
— Michael Hustus 🇺🇸 (@HustusMichael) September 30, 2022
Brady Acknowledges The Risks
Brady stated on the “Let’s Go!” podcast on Monday that he thought concussions were inevitable in contact sports like football and that part of the emphasis should be on preventing injuries before they occur.
“I believe that contact sports involve concussions. I enjoy watching both boxing and UFC. A lot of people are knocked out. Playing these extremely physical sports requires that, according to Brady. “All of them have hazards attached to them. And I believe that when an athlete chooses to do that, they must realize that’s part of it”.
'Concussion' doctor Bennet Omalu says Tua Tagovailoa should give up football forever https://t.co/ZIbgOpABKo pic.twitter.com/1fpOCbB2Dg
— New York Post (@nypost) October 4, 2022
When asked whether the NFL’s concussion regulations should be changed and what more sportsmen should do to safeguard themselves from the frequently brutal roughness of contact sports, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback remained silent.
Tom Brady Calls For More Prevention
Overall, it appears that Brady thinks the NFL should adopt better procedures for both preventing concussions and recover from them.
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How can we handle them in the best way possible, I wonder, said Brady. What are the best strategies for preventing them, and how can you recover as rapidly as possible if you have them?
Tua should have never started. That’s fucking ridiculous. Investigate the Dolphins and their medical staff. That hit could have killed him from second impact syndrome. #TuaTagovailoa
— Union in Blue (@UnionInBlue) September 30, 2022
So, in my opinion, that should also be a primary concern. How are such protocols to be applied to athletes? And it’s something that we should all consider in order to improve in the future.“
While everyone is talking about #TuaTagovailoa we need to remember Bengal WR Chris Henry.
26 when he died, his autopsy revealed severe CTE. His brain appeared similar to an 80 year old Alzheimer's patient.
AND HE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION!https://t.co/1cYAbmTCQt
— Sometimes Salty (@JoeBlow_420_) September 30, 2022
You have to allocate time to prevention,” Brady said. “It’s not necessarily the way that humans are wired, though. Humans don’t want to take time in advance to prevent something that could become a problem in the future. So I think you have to put education around, ‘What do I need to do to prevent long-term pain?’”
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