Bill Belichick weighs in on Tua Tagovailoa concussion controversy
the six-time Super Bowl champion was asked if he felt like the league’s concussion protocols should be changed following the recent incidents involving Tagovailoa, who also visibly staggered after a hard hit in Miami’s previous game against the Bills. Belichick confessed that the subject was not his specialty and instead deferred to medical professionals to offer their advice on the matter.. “Those are medical decisions.
In part, the controversy that has surrounded Tagovailoa is the fact that just five days before he was stretchered off the field in Cincinnati, he hit his head on the ground after a late hit tackle against Buffalo.
“I’ve definitely done that before,” Belichick said. “Oh, yeah. If I see a player that I think is not functioning properly, and for some reason it hasn’t been identified, then absolutely, I have done that. I would say not recently. Those are things that have happened at other points in my career. But yeah, absolutely.
“If a player doesn’t look like he’s functioning properly, we evaluate him with the medical people. But we also, as a secondary check, even if the medical people were to clear a player, we still go through a coaching clearance to make sure that he’s ready to play football, not just medically cleared. We always have a secondary evaluation on that.”
For Belichick, the conversation surrounding head injuries was particularly pertinent after veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer left Sunday’s game against the Packers and did not return. Third-string rookie Bailey Zappe replace him and nearly led New England to a stunning upset at Lambeau Field.
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