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    Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa talks to ESPN about health and future

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    Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was the subject of a segment on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” prior to Miami’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

    Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears and guest analyst Drew Brees had an in-depth, lengthy conversation about Tua’s health, future and how the other guys on the court are playing next to him and against him.

    Here are some highlights:

    • Tua said the Dolphins took a step forward in last week’s game against the Bills, but they need to continue to improve. “It doesn’t matter what you tell me, show me,” he said.
    • During the running play against Buffalo in September, when he suffered his third concussion, he said, “I finally made a decision that obviously everyone who supported me and everyone who didn’t support me said, ‘Dude, what are you doing ?’ “
    • As he continued to play, he said, “If they (the doctors who examined him) had told me that I couldn’t play, I would certainly have taken that into account, but there were no such conversations. … It never stayed hanging. I was thinking about retiring.”

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    • Of his legacy, he said, “I don’t want to be known as the poster boy for concussions.”

    Drew Brees talks about Tua’s accommodations

    Brees talked about Tua’s quick release and vision.

    “He’s not the strongest armed guy. And that’s not a knock. What that tells me is that this guy had to make accommodations in order to survive,” Brees said. “Play with confidence and anticipation, see the field very well, be a master of coverage and spatial awareness and where my boys are.”

    The concern, Brees said, is when he runs.

    Clark also talked about Tagovailoa’s running.

    “Whether you’re Drew Brees and you get it out of your hands quickly, or you’re Matthew Stafford who never runs, there are going to be times in games where you have to make split-second decisions that could be the difference.” between winning and losing,” Clark said. “For Tua Tagovailoa, it’s your life and career too. He made those decisions in the first two games. We’ll see how he goes.”

    Spears said Tagovailoa will keep running if he knows he can go the distance to get the first down.

    “The problem is you don’t always know where the linebackers are,” he said. “Tua has to protect herself. My point is that it’s easier said than done.’

    Kelce, a retired Pro Bowl offensive lineman, said you always try to protect the quarterback as best you can, but there’s only so much you can do in the trenches.

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