top headlines Dolphins tag ofo are ruled out due to concussion WRR Higgins confused by toris faking injury Watson plaintiff to meet NFL lawyer teases video Chase sincey team to beat in AFC as KC looms NFL nflpa at odds on Van noi treatment in KC steers QB Wilson closer and closer to return cousins says Achilles good not limited Mobility retirement can wait G resigns with jets week two Latest Buzz upset predictions Miami Miami Dolphins quarterback TW taga left Thursday nights 31 to 10 lost to the Buffalo Bills after suffering a concussion the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career late in the third quarter taga scrambled up the middle for a first down and lowered his shoulder to initiate contact with Bill safety Demar Hamlin tavo's helmet made hard contact with Hamlin's body and the quarterback immediately went into a fencing response with his arms in an unnatural position dolphins dolphins medical trainers attended to him for several minutes as players knelt around him he was ultimately able to walk off the field under his own power and into the the team's locker room he was quickly ruled out for the game taga was the subject of widespread attention in 2022 when he hit the back of his head on the ground in a game against the bills he stumbled on his way back to the Dolphins huddle and briefly left the game before returning from what was described as a back injury the NFL and NFL paa opened a joint investigation into how taga was handled leading to the nflpa exercising its right to fire the unaffiliated neurological consultant who cleared tag AOA to return to the game the NFL also altered its concussion policy to include an a taxia clause allowing a spotter to have players removed from the game if they show certain concussion symptoms for days later tago hit the back of his head on the ground in similar fashion during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was briefly rendered unconscious he was taken to a local hospital and diagnosed with a concussion afterward coach Mike McDaniel and the Dolphins Drew heavy criticism for allowing him to play te AOA sat out two games before returning to the field but suffered another concussion during a December 25th game against the Green Bay Packers this time the Dolphins shut him down for the rest of the season teoa said he briefly considered retirement after the 2022 season after conversations with his family during an interview with the Dan La bated show he clarified that his mother asked him to consider retiring he decided against it and spent the offseason bulking up and training inju Jitsu to learn how to fall without hitting his head on the ground the training worked he played all 17 regular season games in 2023 and the Dolphins playoff lost to the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason he signed a 4-year $22.1 million contract extension