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Adam Pyle, Emergency Medicine Physician and Lecturer, University of Toronto

NFL player Tua Tagovailoa's concussion might have been prevented with rugby's stricter protocols

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa runs onto the field before the team's NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29, despite a head injury during a game a few days earlier. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Few moments in sport are more gut-wrenching than a player lying on the field, limp from the impact of a high-speed collision. The crowd’s visceral groans speak volumes, as they did during a game between the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29.

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field and hospitalized with a concussion.

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