After his third diagnosed concussion in five seasons, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa heard the call to retire. Tagovailoa said he never considered it because no doctor recommended it.

“If they had told me I couldn’t play, I certainly would have taken that into account, but there weren’t any conversations like that,” Tagovailoa told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, via the club’s Joe Schad. Palm Beach Post. “It never crossed my mind that I ever thought about retiring.”

After suffering a concussion in Week 2, Tagovailoa missed four games – and five weeks – before returning to the field. Doctors diagnosed him with two concussions in 2022 and a third blow to the head prompted the NFL to change its concussion protocol after he was cleared to stay in the game.

“What I don’t want to be known for is the poster boy for concussions. That’s for sure,” Tagovailoa told Darlington.

Tagovailoa said his personal goal for the remainder of the season is to “stay healthy.”

The Dolphins (2-6) are trying to break a three-game losing streak. Tagovailoa returned last week and threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns last week, but the Dolphins fell to the Bills.