Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will see a neurologist this week after suffering his fourth diagnosed concussion in five years and his third while in the NFL, a person familiar with his plans told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Tagovailoa is focused on getting better and gathering information and isnโt thinking about retiring, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity for privacy reasons.
Tagovailoa was injured on a scramble when he lowered his head and collided into Bills safety Damar Hamlin during Miami's 31-10 loss to Buffalo on Thursday night.

While former players and even current Raiders coach Antonio Pierce have said Tagovailoa should retire, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has emphasized the importance of not offering his opinion.
โI think it would be so wrong of me to even sniff that subject and itโs more in line of actually caring about the human being, and thatโs something that entirely youโre talking about his career, right?" McDaniel said. "His career is his, and thatโs something that I really, really, really wish โ I totally understand it and itโs not misplaced. I totally get how thatโs where people want to go to. I just wish that people would for a second hear what Iโm saying that bringing up his future is not in the best interest of him, so Iโm going to plead with everybody that does genuinely care, that that should be the last thing on your mind because โ what do you think if I were to answer that question, Iโd be like, โAll right, this is my thoughts on his careerโ and he read it.
"If he agreed with it or he disagreed with it, either way Iโve just made him worse. So Iโm not taking this opportunity. I donโt think itโs appropriate simply because of my care and regard, and I donโt think those types of conversations when youโre talking about somebodyโs career โ it probably is only fair that their career should be decided by them.โ
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