Numerous members of the NFL group have publicly addressed the controversial hit delivered by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence that left him with a concussion Sunday.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is sort of acquainted with head accidents, so it is comprehensible that reporters requested him concerning the Lawrence incident.
“I believed that was loopy,” Tagovailoa mentioned about his response to replays of the Al-Shaair hit, per the Dolphins’ website. “[Lawrence] was giving himself up and [the] defensive man got here and smoked him. Then once more, I don’t know the response time with being a defender making an attempt to go and make a play on a man, so, like, I don’t know all of the logistics with that, however I felt like he did have time to form of, even when he was going to launch, he might’ve launched out of the best way figuring out that Trevor was giving himself up.”
Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan mentioned earlier this week that quarterbacks “needs to be taught to dive on the ankles of the defender” quite than to slip toes first to keep away from being hit excessive whereas ending scrambles. Retired quarterback Tom Brady generated some headlines when he explained that he felt the NFL ought to perhaps “positive or penalize a quarterback for sliding late” on such performs.
Tagovailoa was particularly requested about Brady’s take.
“That’s what I’d say, too,” Tagovailoa responded. “It’s tough, and I’d say for the defender for positive as a result of they’re making an attempt not to surrender as many yards as attainable. So for them, it type of goes in opposition to what they’re making an attempt to do. I’m glad I don’t make up the foundations and I’m glad I’m not in any of these conferences to offer my two cents or no matter. I’m glad these guys within the higher-ups are going to have the ability to speak about that one.”
Tagovailoa suffered a minimal of two reported concussions in the course of the 2022 marketing campaign and missed four games earlier this season whereas within the concussion protocol. In the meantime, it was learned on Wednesday that the Jaguars are shutting Lawrence down by means of the top of this season so he can have surgical procedure on his left (non-throwing) shoulder.
Feedback supplied by Brady and Tagovailoa, who theoretically ought to need the NFL to exit of the best way to guard quarterbacks throughout video games, counsel the league’s competitors committee might a minimum of discover including a rule for the 2025 season that may penalize players for sliding toes first.
