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Related: About this forumTua has cleared concussion protocol,
and is going for his fourth NFL concussion on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
True Dough
(20,241 posts)Xavier Breath
(5,003 posts)If his family has been trying to talk him out of continuing then I feel sorry for them, I guess.
littlemissmartypants
(25,483 posts)You only get one brain, it controls everything that you depend on for life and you can't get a transplant.
He's either getting really bad medical care and advice or he's completely disregarding the danger.
I think it's dumb.
Silent Type
(6,652 posts)House of Roberts
(5,683 posts)He had to sit out four weeks per the rules. It wasn't the severity of the injury that kept him out all this time. Once a player is deemed healthy enough to practice, they have to be re-activated and return to the roster.
Silent Type
(6,652 posts)House of Roberts
(5,683 posts)I don't have a dog in this hunt whether he does or doesn't. The article I read said he was symptom free a day after the injury. Sitting him down for the four week minimum may have been Miami's way to protect their investment for the future. Maybe his injury wasn't all that serious.
Silent Type
(6,652 posts)some rationale and can change it overtime with experience.