Neuroscientist slams Dolphins over Tua Tagovailoa injury: 'This is a disaster'

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Dr. Chris Nowinski, a famed neuroscientist who specializes in concussions and CTE, didn’t mince words in his response to Tua Tagovailoa’s injury during the Miami Dolphins’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tagovailoa was slammed to the ground hard in the second quarter of the game. He was taken off the field on a stretcher and transferred to the hospital. The Dolphins later said he would be discharged from the hospital and fly home with the team.

Nowinski had stark criticism for the Dolphins for playing Tagovailoa after he left Week 3’s game against the Buffalo Bills briefly with an injury. It first appeared Tagovailoa had suffered a head injury after going down and stumbling trying to walk it off. But he said he had a hyperextended back.

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Chris Nowinski, co-founder and president of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, has his photo taken in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, March 25, 2016.  (Doug Duran/MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images)

Initially, Nowinski called the injury a "disaster" and then reiterated a tweet he wrote before the game warning about the potential consequences if Tagovailoa got hurt again.

"Pray for Tua. Fire the medical staffs and coaches. I predicted this and I hate that I am right. Two concussions in 5 days can kill someone. This can end careers. How are we so stupid in 2022," he wrote.

"I take no pleasure in being right. Pray for Tua. We saw this coming. Get angry. Get involved with @ConcussionLF to make sure the @NFL can't do this again."

He later added: "You guys should go to jail for letting him play 5 days after an obvious #concussion you covered up. If he dies