Tua Tagovailoa is cleared to start for the Miami Dolphins after clearing concussion protocol

Tua Tagovailoa has been cleared to commencement for the Miami Dolphins connected Sunday.

The backmost volition marque his long-awaited instrumentality to the tract against the Arizona Cardinals aft clearing concussion protocol connected Friday.

Sunday marks 45 days since he suffered a sickening concussion which came erstwhile helium initiated interaction with Buffalo Bills information Damar Hamlin connected a scramble alternatively of sliding.

Tagovailoa returned to signifier earlier this week and was a constricted performer. He inactive had to beryllium fixed the greenish airy from medics and beryllium activated from injured reserve earlier helium could play.

The erstwhile Alabama star, who said this week helium won't beryllium wearing a Guardian cap, has had 4 documented concussions successful his assemblage and NFL careers, including 2 successful 2022. 

After the latest one, helium spent a batch of clip talking to doctors, neurologists and different wellness experts amid claims helium could locomotion distant from football.

He concluded moving guardant with his vocation was the close call.

'Just got to beryllium smart,' Tagovailoa said. 

'My full clip playing football, I've been a rival and that is oregon was benignant of my borderline erstwhile I would tally from precocious school, adjacent successful assemblage I would bash the aforesaid thing. 

'This is the nonrecreational level, the champion of the best, you conscionable can't beryllium doing that.

'So decidedly got to enactment much disposable for the team, for the organization, for our guys.'

The Dolphins person their eyes acceptable connected a abrupt summation successful points arsenic they number connected Tagovailoa injecting backmost prime that has been lacking.

An explosive onslaught that was 1 of the champion successful the league has struggled to find the extremity portion without him. Miami scored 40 full points successful the 4 games Tagovailoa missed.

Standout receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle combined for 191 receptions, 2,813 yards and 17 scoring receptions past season. They person 46 catches, 563 yards and 1 people done six games this season.

Hill, though, was highly optimistic Wednesday. 'We're back, baby,' Hill told reporters. 'Strike up the f***ing band. We're back.'