Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'Considered' Retirement After Suffering Multiple Concussions Last Season

Photo: Emilee Chinn/AP/ShutterstockMiami Dolphins quarterbackTua Tagovailoahas made the decision to play football in 2023, but he recently admitted he’d thought about retirement after suffering a string of concussions last season.“I considered it for a time,” Tagovailoa, 25, said in apress conferenceWednesday. “Having sat down with my family, having sat down with my wife and having those kinds of conversations.““But, really, it would be hard for me to walk away from this game,” he continued.

Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick Jokes He's in 'Peak Offseason Form' Because of Birthday Cake

Ryan Fitzpatrick is having his cake and eating it too.The 36-year-old quarterback for the Miami Dolphins responded to questions about his noticeable weight gain this week, joking that he was in “peak offseason form.”Reporter Omar Kelly with theSouth FloridaSun-Sentinelposted a clipof the interview on Twitter on Tuesday.“The thing with me is I have seven kids,” Fitzpatrick explained in the video. “In January we have three birthdays. So we’ve got the family birthday party which includes cake, we’ve got the friends’ birthday party which includes cake, so that’s six times in January.

Dolphins Spotted Swimming in Venice's Grand Canal: A 'Beautiful and Rare Moment'

Dolphins swimming in the Venice’s Grand Canal.A pair of dolphins recently made splash with locals in Venice, Italy, when they were spotted swimming in the city’s famous Grand Canal.The porpoises, believed to be an adult and a juvenile striped dolphin, were seen making their way along the channel on Monday morning,according to CERT, an emergency response team operating out of around the Mediterranean Sea that rescues stranded marine mammals.In a translated Facebook post about the rare sighting, the organization said it took local authorities more than two hours to guide the dolphins back into open waters after they became “disoriented” swimming between passing boats on the canal.

Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa Out of Concussion Protocol and Playing 2 Weeks After Second Head Injury

Photo: Emilee Chinn/AP/Shutterstock Miami Dolphins quarterbackTua Tagovailoahas reportedly beencleared from concussion protocoland is expected to return to the field for the Dolphins' week 7 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, just over 2 weeks after he suffered from his second concussion, according to a source, per ESPN. The outlet reported the athlete was dismissed from the protocol on Saturday but he did not play in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Dolphins' Tyreek Hill Says He Pushed Through Injury Because His Wife Told Him to Get 'Back in the Game’

Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates after a 42-38 win over the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 18, 2022. ; Keeta Vaccaro attends The Model Experience’s Fashion Week Festival at Los Angeles Convention Center on September 30, 2023.Photo:Patrick Smith/Getty ; Kevin Winter/Getty Patrick Smith/Getty ; Kevin Winter/Getty Monday Night Football almost turned into a Monday nightmare for Miami Dolphins fans when wide receiverTyreek Hillwent down with an injury early in Sunday’s 28-27 loss to the Tennessee Titans.