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The NFL has another concussion controversy on its hands, with concerns over the handling of Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's head knock before his removal on a stretcher from his next game.

MIAMI — The unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion check last Sunday has been fired by the NFL Players Association, a league source confirmed to the Miami Herald, after the union found the person made multiple mistakes in the evaluation.

CINCINNATI — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel firmly defended the team’s decision to play quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the 27-15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night that resulted in Tagovailoa getting carted away on a stretcher due to a concussion, among his head and neck injuries.

The 24-year-old quarterback is still being evaluated for head and neck injuries he sustained against the Bengals Thursday night.

The Dolphins coach says he shut down the discussion and is focused on his quarterback’s recovery.

The Miami quarterback suffered a concussion four days after being evaluated for a concussion.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was unimpressed by the ways the Miami Dolphins have handled Tua Tagovailoa's on-field injuries.

Not all teams are as seemingly negligent as the Dolphins in the case of Tagovailoa, but that doesn’t change the league’s bottom line of its players only being of value when they’re on the field

Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field on Thursday with a concussion – five days after he appeared to also sustain a head injury on the field