Nick Saban offers verdict on his former QB Tua Tagovailoa returning for Dolphins after scary concussion ordeal

Nick Saban has shared his sentiment connected the return of his erstwhile backmost Tua Tagovailoa pursuing yet different concussion ordeal.

Tagovailoa, who played nether Saban astatine Alabama, has not appeared successful the past 4 Dolphins games aft suffering a concussion successful Week 2 - the 3rd diagnosed concussion of his NFL career.

And portion Saban said helium was 'happy' for the backmost to instrumentality nether halfway for the Dolphins, the ex-Crimson Tide manager besides has immoderate qualms up of Miami's matchup with the Cardinals.

'I'm acrophobic that I privation Tua to beryllium harmless and steadfast and not person a shot vocation that's gonna interaction him down the road,' Saban said connected the Pat McAfee Show.

'If helium wants to play... past I'm blessed for him that helium has the accidental to play,' helium aboriginal said. 'But I besides commune for him that helium doesn't person immoderate issues.'

Saban besides took purpose astatine those questioning the Dolphins for allowing Tagovailoa backmost connected the gridiron.

'I deliberation organizationally, this is simply a aesculapian decision, this is not an organizational decision,' helium continued. 'Now radical look astatine [Tagovailoa] and say, 'Why are they letting him play?' I deliberation the doctors marque that decision, it's a aesculapian decision. Then, for him, it becomes idiosyncratic past arsenic to, 'I truly wanna play, I'm a competitor, I wanna play.'

'He has to marque a determination - is the hazard reward from a aesculapian standpoint worthy it to you? And I deliberation each those things are successful play now.'

Tagovailoa officially cleared the NFL's concussion protocol connected Friday and is expected to commencement vs. Arizona.

He has besides met with galore aesculapian experts who specialize successful encephalon and caput injuries since being diagnosed with the 3rd concussion of his NFL vocation connected Sept. 12.

The experts deemed it harmless for him to instrumentality to football, Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel said Monday. 

Nonetheless, determination has been interest surrounding Tagovailoa's wellness implicit the past six weeks and calls for the backmost to retire. 

He's not doing that (for now, astatine least), nor is helium adjacent wearing a Guardian cap, which are worn implicit helmets and designed to trim caput injuries. 

The league's main aesculapian officer, Dr. Allen Sills, antecedently revealed that the NFL would not person immoderate accidental successful Tagovaiola's playing future, per ESPN.

The Dolphins (2-4) went 1-3 without their starting backmost and volition present anticipation to get their play backmost connected track.