Since the Tua head injury controversy, it has brought out an important conversation from current and former players of this violent sport.
Former All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall revealed on Thursday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is not the only player that has been kept in a game by the Dolphins organization in the past despite some clear concussion-like symptoms.
Marshall spoke about his history of concussions over his NFL career, and he detailed an incident where he stayed quiet about a concussion he suffered because his contract ran up at the end of the 2010 season while with the Dolphins.
“I had the feeling that if I came out of the game, I wasn’t going to get the contract that I am working towards right now,” said Brandon Marshall on the Up & Adams Show. “I was in a contract year, and a linebacker took my head off.
“The first thing on my mind was stay here on a knee and collect yourself. If I get up and make one stumble, I am in the protocol. Now I am going to miss out on a $50 million contract. When I got drafted, my mom was in a motel. My sister had two kids and was struggling. So I played through it and ended up getting a big deal.”
Marshall continued to describe the aftermath of that concussion.
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“For the next two or three weeks after that hit, I couldn’t close my eyes without stumbling. I couldn’t tie my shoes, and I didn’t let anyone know.”
Tua came into the 2022 season knowing he had to show the team he could be the guy or he could find himself on another team and possibly playing as a backup. This explains why Tagovailoa wanted to play in the game following his infamous head injury turned back injury.
The culture surrounding getting that next big deal will make players take chances with their health and not think about the long-term effects of it.
