NFL star's verdict on Tua Tagovailoa speaks volumes after bouncing back from concussion hell

Tua Tagovailoa has faced calls to discontinue aft suffering a fig of caput injuries successful the NFL but his Miami Dolphins teammate Jonnu Smith believes helium is the champion backmost successful the world

NFL prima Jonny Smith has hailed Tua Tagovailoa arsenic the "best backmost successful the world" pursuing his awesome show that led Miami Dolphins to a important triumph implicit the Las Vegas Raiders connected Sunday.

Tagovailoa was making his 4th commencement since recovering from his 4th vocation concussion, which helium sustained during the Week 2 decision against the Buffalo Bills.

This wounded had sparked calls for the erstwhile Alabama standout to retire, but aft consulting with doctors, helium chose to proceed playing. He enactment up an awesome amusement for the Fins connected Sunday, completing 28 retired of 36 passes for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns successful a 34-19 triumph astatine Hard Rock Stadium.

This triumph improved Miami's lasting to 4-6 for the season, keeping playoff hopes alive. Former Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons choky extremity Smith besides had a large day, catching six passes for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The 29 twelvemonth aged credited his backmost saying, "We person the champion backmost successful the world, man," Smith told reporters. "It makes things a batch easier for everybody else. Those guys who came successful erstwhile helium was down, they did a large occupation and helped america arsenic overmuch arsenic they could and showed a batch of grit and selflessness.

"We're blessed to person those guys, man, but [Tagovailoa] is who helium is for a reason, truthful we're conscionable excited to person him backmost and excited to get backmost to wherever we request to be."

Tagovailoa, 26, faced a hard clip pursuing his latest concussion during the 31-10 nonaccomplishment to the Bills connected Sep. 12, which helium sustained aft taking a terrible deed from Damar Hamlin portion scrambling for a archetypal down.

The wounded sparked wide interest wrong the shot assemblage for his health, starring to appeals for him to see hanging up his boots to safeguard his aboriginal health.

Nevertheless, aft spending a period retired of enactment and engaging successful talks with aesculapian professionals and family, the erstwhile No. 5 wide draught prime felt assured capable to measurement backmost onto the pitch.

Last week, anterior to the Dolphins' triumph implicit the Los Angeles Rams, Tagovailoa dismissed immoderate conception of retirement. "It ne'er stuck successful my caput that I was ever reasoning of retiring," helium claimed. "Whether the doctors told maine that oregon not, it would person conscionable been accusation for me."

With the playoffs connected the horizon, the Miami Dolphins are presently trailing successful the contention for the past AFC wildcard spot, with lone a 12 per cent changeable astatine postseason glory arsenic per Next Gen Stats. However, the team's chances are acceptable to get a boost if they tin nail down a 3rd consecutive triumph successful the upcoming Week 12 clash against the New England Patriots astatine Hard Rock Stadium.