Tua Tagovailoa Health, Injury Updates & History

Tagovailoa remained sidelined Wednesday as he continues recovering from the oblique strain that kept...

Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday's season opener against the Steelers after suffering an oblique injury during Thursday's practice, the Falcons quarterback is considered week-to-week and could miss additional time beyond Week 1, leaving Cooper Rush in line to start with Michael Penix Jr also unavailable

Tagovailoa was limited in Thursday's practice after being added to the injury report with an oblique issue, the Falcons gave Cooper Rush all of the first-team reps with Michael Penix Jr already set to miss the opener, making Tagovailoa's status worth monitoring ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Steelers

Enters the 2026 season managing a minor back injury after overcoming hip and left thumb issues during the 2025 campaign. Tagovailoa appeared on the injury report but did not miss any games while dealing with the previous ailments and later signed a one-year contract with the Falcons. He was a full participant throughout the offseason program and handled significant first-team reps before the recent back issue temporarily sidelined him from practice. The injury is considered minor, and he is expected to return soon with no long-term concerns.

Head coach Mike McDaniel said it is "unlikely that Tagovailoa will see any action" this Sunday, Tyler Huntley will start the final regular season game

We don't know the exact nature of the hip injury at this time, the worry is that he's injured the same hip he injured in college and it may be linked to the specific injury, but it looks like Tua will sit again for the final regular season game

Listed as Doubtful with a hip injury, Tagovailoa is still pushing to play, but if he's unable to go, Tyler Huntley will get the start

Has cleared the NFL-mandated concussion protocol and will start Sunday’s game vs. the Cardinals, per his personal choice he will not wear a Guardian Cap

Left TNF Matchup with Bills with by video appears to be a concussion with visible posturing, in 2022 suffered two concussions with the second one knocking him out for rest of season, after strengthening body to withstand these types of hits in 2023 offseason Tagovailoa lost weight this past offseason, worry he will miss multiple weeks as this has been his pattern in the past - keep checking in at sicscore.com for details

Tua Tagovailoa played a full season for the first time in his four-year career, leading the league with 4,624 passing yards. However, he is currently at a standstill with the Dolphins over a new contract. Tagovailoa suffered multiple concussions in 2022, causing him to miss parts of five games and leading him to contemplate retirement before the start of the 2023 season. Seen in the offseason looking thinner than last season, this is noteworthy considering his previous offseason focus was to beef up due to his recurrent concussions.