Tua Tagovailoa's brother says scary head injury made him want to sit out game

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University of Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa said he paid his brother, Tua, a visit in Florida over the weekend.

Taulia spoke to reporters during a media session on Tuesday in his first comments since Tua suffered a scary head injury in a game against the Bengals last Thursday.

"He's doing good, everything's fine," he said in reference to Tua's health status. "My biggest thing was just seeing him and spending as much time as I can with him. I came back Sunday night."

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Baltimore, Maryland, USA;  Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa takes a selfie with Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) and their father Galu on the sidelines before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

After Maryland beat Michigan State on Saturday, Taulia did not speak to the media. 

On Tuesday, he revealed that he was so distraught over his brother's injury that he considered not playing his own college football game that weekend.

But Tua encouraged his younger to keep playing football. Taulia ultimately did suit up for Maryland.

"I really just wanted to go there and just spend time with my family, hug them and stuff like that," Taulia said, via AL.com. "But he told me he's a big fan of us, and he'd rather watch me play on Saturday. ... After that phone call, I was happy and getting back to my normal routine."

The Tagovailoa brothers are known to have a close relationship and Taulia shared how painful it was to see the gruesome injury.

"My brother's my heart. He's someone I look up to,