Tua Tagovailoa concussion discussion (update: Tua to IR 9/17/2024)(Merged)

efil4stnias said

its called "fencing" reaction or "posturing" - when the part of the brain that controls motor function goes glitchy after blunt force trauma to the brain.

Its like the brain "seizes" and the nervous system reacts.

Its different from wobbly, woozy legs ( 4 days ago ) in that its much more serious- but the underlying cause is the same- blunt force trauma.

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This.

Go watch some boxing or MMA knockouts. Arms, legs, etc can sometimes seize up like that.

A player whos brains have just been scrambled can't be in their right mind to say I'm fine and go back in. Sunday we saw Dolphins go old school football and clear him to finish. Last night it came back to bite them.

He should not have been playing. Ill be surprised if he plays again this season.