The are going to have to answer many questions about and his injuries over the past five days in the aftermath of the quarterback being taken off on a stretcher and being diagnosed with a concu sion. Head coach Mike McDaniel was swarmed with questions as he was the first of the Dolphins' bra s to discu s the matter."It was a scary moment," McDaniel said at his postgame pre s conference Thursday night after Miami's lo s to the . "He was evaluated for a concu sion and he's in the concu Jonathan Ledbetter Jersey sion protocol ... That was an emotional moment that is not part of the deal that anyone signs up for even though you know it's a po sibility in football to have something that you have to be taken off on a stretcher."All of his teammates, myself, we're all very concerned. The best news we can Rashard Lawrence Jersey give is that everything is checked out that he didn't have anything more serious than a concu sion. He'll be flying back with us here on a plane."On Friday, Tagovailoa i sued a statement saying he feels much better and is intent on recovering and returning to the field. Appreciate all the support! Tua. T (@Tua) The Dolphins announced Tagovailoa was conscious and had movement in all his extremities. Tagovailoa was sacked by Bengals defensive lineman , and in the proce s of being brought to the ground, his back and head banged against the field surface.McDaniel knew something was seriously wrong with James Conner Jersey his quarterback the moment he was called out onto the field."I saw him lay down. I saw that it looked like he (had) some stre s going on with the impact of the hit. And then once I got out to the field, I knew right away that this was at least a concu sion," McDaniel said. "I was worried about those other things on top of that. I was obviously very worried about his head, but you know you wanted to make sure that all things with relation to the spine and back -- you want to make sure that's okay. "But it was very clear to me from the onset he, had, I didn't really know the degree of -- but I knew he had the concu sion. He was asking for me and when he saw me I could Demetrius Harris Jersey just tell that it wasn't the same guy that I'm used to seeing."Tagovailoa was controversially allowed to re-enter last week's game against the after sustaining what was initially described as a head injury but later referred to as a back injury. Heafter the hit, causing many to believe he had suffered a head injury. Tagovailoa exited and returned to that game, but he NFLPA said afterward itwhether the Dolphins followed the concu sion protocol. Miami held firm Tagovailoa had a back i sue throughout the week."We would have reported him for having a head injury. That's why the NFL has those protocols," McDaniel said. "Every single game is played with an independent specialist that specializes in the speciality of brain matter." McDaniel vowed if Tagovailoa had a head injury during the week, he wouldn't let it slide. Tagovailoa would not Andre Baccellia Jersey have played on a short week with the protocols in place."For me as long as long as I'm coaching here, I'm got going to fudge that whole situation," McDaniel said. "If there's any sort of inclination of someone that has a concu sion and they go into concu sion protocol and it's very strict. If people don't vary or astray, we don't me s with that. As long as I'm the head coach that won't be an i sue that you guys have to worry about."