Tua Updates: No Trip to New York, No IR for Now

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is continuing his recovery from his Thursday night concussion

Alain Poupart | Oct 7, 2022

Tua Updates: No Trip to New York, No IR for Now /

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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will not be traveling with his Miami Dolphins teammates for their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, but he also will not be going on injured reserve at this time.

"We're still getting information and progressing through that," McDaniel said before practice Friday.

Head coach Mike McDaniel provided an update on Tagovailoa in the aftermath of the concussion that knocked him out of the Week 4 Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, indicating that the quarterback remains in the concussion protocol.

"He's been diligently going through the process," McDaniel said. "There's several outside specialists that we're also utilizing. And we'll just take it from there, but happy that you get to see him every day. And it's nice when I walk down the hallway and I hear, 'Waddup Beast?" For whatever reason, he calls me 'Beast' all the time. I don't think I give off the beast vibe, but and we'll just take it day by day."

THE DOLPHINS' CURRENT PLANS AT QUARTERBACK

McDaniel indicated that Tua would not travel to New York "for recovery purposes." He hasn't practiced all week.

The Dolphins also didn't place tight end Cethan Carter on injured reserve after he sustained a concussion in their season opener against the New England Patriots and he has missed the past three games and has yet to return to practice.

Putting any player on injured reserve means that player is out for a minimum of four games.

The Dolphins followed the game against the Jets with home games against the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by road games against the Detroit Lions on Oct. 30 and the Chicago Bears on Nov. 6.

With Tagovailoa sidelined, veteran Teddy Bridgewater will make his first start for the Dolphins against the Jets, with rookie seventh-round pick (and preseason sensatoin) Skylar Thompson serving as his backup.

The Dolphins signed quarterback Reid Sinnett to their practice squad earlier this week.

Published Oct 7, 2022

ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.