The alarm bells that went off at the Miami Dolphins following Tua Tagovailoa‘s concussion on Thursday night may continue to be a headache for the team after speculation about how long it would take for the quarterback to return to play.

After Tagovailoa‘s unfortunate collision with Damar Hamlin, which resulted in yet another career-ending injury, speculation about the extent of his ailment began to run rampant in the mainstream media, although the most sensible and accurate commentary was heard on CBS Sports.

“The position Tagovailoa was left in after his collision is a clear sign that it was a serious blow to his head. A close look at the images shows that the QB hit his head twice. Once on impact, and once when he falls. Tua cannot afford to continue to have brain injuries and think that he is going to have a long career in sports. That thought would not be fair to him or his family,” explained Matty Jaramillo, a physician specializing in this type of injury.

Jaramillo said that this type of injury causes an approximate time of between eight and twelve weeks without sporting activity. “I imagine that the player and the team’s doctors will have to discuss the best way to prevent something serious and give the player a better chance in the long term, and I’m not just talking about playing soccer.

Jaramillo‘s words have a better context if we put together Tagovailoa’s background, since the QB, who is only 26 years old, weighed his retirement from sports activity in 2022, when he had two injury events similar to the one he had against Buffalo Bills.