Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took a hard hit on Thursday night that shook the NFL to its core, and the fallout of the concussion he sustained was part of Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay’s comments to the media on Saturday. When asked about his take on the situation, which has been the subject of much consternation around the league since the incident took place, he gave a lengthy response in which he emphasized his players’ humanity over their utility on his football team.
“I think the biggest thing is that it’s about the person before the player,” McVay explained. “And some of these things, when you realize this game is so important to so many of us, and when you’re in the midst and in the moment of it, you think that this is just going to be forever, but you realize this is a small blip in time. There’s so many things to life with family, with friends, with the people that love and support you and care about you unconditionally, and I think it’s our job as coaches and really in general to look out for the person one, the player next. And these are things that [I] certainly don’t take lightly.
