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The Dolphins quarterback has once again been placed under medical watch.

During Week 4 of the current NFL season, Tua Tagovailoa, quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, was placed in concussion protocol following a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in which his head hit the turf hard. He was hospitalized for two weeks, after which he returned to the field for Week 7. However, following this past weekend’s game between the Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers, Tagovailoa has been placed in concussion protocol once again.

According to Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, Tagovailoa was outwardly exhibiting the symptoms of a concussion during and after the game and admitted to feeling said symptoms. McDaniel isn’t sure where Tagovailoa could have suffered a concussion during the game, but placed him in the protocol anyway after consulting with team doctors.

“I just want guys to really be done right by, by the information we have, the science and all the medical expertise that we rely on,” McDaniel said. “I care very deeply about each and every player, I take that very serious. I just want him to get healthy and have peace of mind in that regard. … It’s about the human being and making sure he’s squared away.”

.@RGIII on the importance of health and safety when dealing with head injuries:

"You've got to put the person before the player. I'm more concerned about Tua [Tagovailoa] and his longevity of life than I am about whether he's gonna play on Sunday." pic.twitter.com/xgZIdyWhMJ

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) December 27, 2022

Following his previous injury in October, Tagovailoa spoke candidly about what it’s like to suffer these kinds of injuries. “I would say those kinds of things weigh more on my parents than they do for me, just with me being their son,” he said at the time. “But I mean, I just want to go out there and do good — do good for our team, do right for this organization, do right for the guys inside the building that I see every day that work really hard. That’s all. I mean, I enjoy being here. I enjoy all the guys in the building. So when I’m not able to do something about it and help our team and our organization, then that just really sucks.”