Rams' Sean McVay voices opinion about Tua Tagovailoa's situation: 'It's about the person before the player' - Fox News

The recent situation involving Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and his head injury has had many in the NFL space speaking their mind about the NFL’s concussion protocols.

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay just had to put one of his players, guard David Edwards, through concussion protocol despite being a starter and his team still yet to play on Monday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Teammates gather around Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after an injury during the first half against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sept.

But when the second half began, Tagovailoa was available to play, and the Dolphins claimed was dealing with a back injury.

But in Week 4 on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tagovailoa was tackled hard and hit his head on the turf again, this time needing a stretcher to be carried out of the stadium and to the hospital.

He’s been in concussion protocol since, and the NFLPA exercised its right to fire the independent neurologist that cleared Tagovailoa to return for that Week 3 contest.

Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams speaks with the media during training camp at the University of California, Irvine on July 29, 2022.

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Edwards’ designation into concussion protocol and following the league’s guidance is what McVay intends to keep doing.

Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on Sept.

"Whether that happened or not would have zero to do with our approach with David Edwards," McVay said when asked if Tagovailoa’s injury caused any "heightened awareness." "But I know there’s been a lot of, I don’t want to say speculation, but a lot of questions in that situation and particularly brought light to a lot of questions