Tua Tagovailoa to make Dolphins return in Week 8 after concussion uncertainty

Rejoice, Fins fans! 

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will beryllium backmost nether halfway successful Week 8 erstwhile nan Dolphins big nan Cardinals, nan squad announced Friday.

Tagovailoa hasn’t seen crippled action since Miami’s Week 2 matchup against Buffalo erstwhile he suffered a concussion that landed him connected injured reserve. 

In nan 3rd 4th of that game, nan signal-caller rushed up nan mediate of nan section connected 4th down and barreled head-first into nan thorax of information Damar Hamlin. 

Tagovailoa, who had antecedently suffered two concussions during nan 2022 season and 1 during his assemblage years astatine Alabama, walked disconnected nan section and into nan locker room nether his ain powerfulness but was diagnosed pinch a concussion soon thereafter. 

The Dolphins ended up losing their title against Buffalo, arsenic good arsenic 3 of their adjacent 4 without their prima quarterback. 

Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley person some seen nan section successful Tagovailoa absence but neither has proved peculiarly effective. 

In those 4 contests, Miami mustered conscionable 40 full points. Their lone triumph came erstwhile they bested nan lowly Patriots successful Foxborough, 15-10. 

Remarkably, moreover pinch a measly 2-4 record, nan Dolphins are 2nd spot successful nan AFC East. 

In his only complete title of nan play frankincense acold successful Week 1 vs Trevor Lawrence and nan Jacksonville Jaguars, Tagovailoa completed 23-of-37 passes for 338 yards and 1 touchdown successful a 20-17 win. 

Six different Dolphins caught passes successful that game— including Tyreek Hill (seven), De’Von Achane (seven) and Jaylen Waddle (five).

The Dolphins’ star-studded receiver corps should beryllium among nan astir tantalizing successful nan convention but person been made mostly docile successful caller weeks fixed nan instability nether center. 

Now though, pinch Tagovailoa group to return, nan sun successful Miami shines agleam erstwhile again. 

No 1 is much excited than Hill. 

As he told reporters, “we’re back, baby! Strike up nan f—ing band!”