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Former Pro Bowl WR Greg Jennings voices strong opinion on Tua Tagovailoa's NFL future

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 12/27/22

During an appearance on FS1's "The Carton Show" on Tuesday, former wide receiver Greg Jennings voiced a strong opinion on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and his NFL future.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told media members on Monday that the lefty signal-caller was going back into the concussion protocol, after Tagovailoa told team doctors that he was having concussion symptoms and he was even displaying those symptoms on Monday. The Alabama product played the entire game under center for Miami in their Week 16 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Jennings opined that if the NFL is stressing the "individual over player" when it comes to player safety, then Tagovailoa shouldn't take the field again this season.

Should the Dolphins shut Tua down for the season?

"He has to be done for the year. If you are stressing player safety, then he does not play anymore this season!" — @GregJennings pic.twitter.com/BDkPYPqynM
— The Carton Show (@TheCartonShow) December 27, 2022

In Week 3 vs. the Buffalo Bills, Tagovailoa took a hard hit late in the second quarter that resulted in his head slamming against the turf and him stumbling off the field in a wobbly manner. He wasn't entered into the concussion protocol after the Bills game as the team claimed he was battling a back and ankle injury.

Tagovailoa started Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals, only to suffer another frightening-looking injury in the second quarter. After being slammed to the turf on a clean sack by Cincinnati's Josh Tupou, Tagovailoa seized up and laid on the field for roughly 10 minutes.

Leading up to his Week 7 return against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 24-year-old told reporters that he didn't "remember much" from the incident against Cincinnati. During Tagovailoa's two-game absence, the NFL and NFLPA made modifications to the league's concussion, but that doesn't mean there haven't been more controversies -- notably New England Patriots wideout DeVante Parker's concussion in Week 14 vs. the Arizona Cardinals.

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