There’s a way to boil down the Tua Tagovailoa flashpoint to its essence, and I think I found it. Just answer this question: If Tagovailoa’s head bounces off the turf, and he stumbles as he did against Buffalo, and the Dolphins are up, say, three touchdowns in the fourth quarter against a nondivision opponent, is he still going back in the game? My guess is no. And, thus, it sure looks like competitive factors contributed to a decision that’s supposed to be made on medical factors alone.
Anyway, we covered a lot of this in my column Friday, but there’s a lot more to dive into. First and foremost, I wanted to update you on the NFLPA’s investigation (and then get you information from the NFL’s side of it). Here’s some insight into the union’s effort …
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