Former NFL exec unloads on Tua: Uncovers previously unreported injury, failed physical

Miami Herald ^ | APRIL 09, 2020 | Armando Saguero

[nickcarraway]

It is no secret Tua Tagovailoa has an injury history. And that history has teams concerned about his durability going forward.

Beyond his well chronicled hip injury.

Here are the previously reported and undisputed injuries, according to Forbes:

Right high ankle sprain (October 2019; surgery; 1 game missed) Dislocated right hip with posterior acetabular wall fracture (November 2019; surgery; missed final 3.5 games)

But Mike Lombardi, who worked for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots front offices and is plugged in among some scouts and personnel departments, recently unloaded on Tagovailoa’s injury history and reported previously unknown information about multiple broken wrists.

The question to be asked is not is Tua healthy, rather can Tua stay healthy? Being cleared to play and being able to play are two different circumstances.

“That’s got to get around that at least one team failed the physical on Tua others have to be concerned now as well.,” Lombardi said on his GM Shuffle podcast. “What they saw...is they saw the fact it’s not just his hip. It’s his ankle. It’s his wrist.

“He broke his wrist the first day of spring ball one year. And then they fixed it, he came back, and he broke it again.”

A wrist broken twice would be new information on the Tagovailoa injury history. The Miami Herald has independently confirmed one broken wrist, following up on Lombardi’s revelation.

“And he’s brittle,” Lombardi continued. “You can’t deny it. You can’t deny it.”

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Any problems teams will have about drafting players with past injuries can be partially blamed on Doo Doo Clowney. In the “old days” if a player was even rumored to have an injury, his draft stock could seriously go down or even be eliminated. But then came modern sports medicine and strength and conditioning training. Was working well until Doo Doo was drafted and part of the reason he was a bust was due to poor performance from previous injuries. I hope teams don’t go back to the way it used to be but I’m sure they’re gong to look harder at a player’s health.

[DeplorableGirl]

And ANKLA too!
:)

[terart]

I’m sorry Dacula...I am sorry for your loss but glad you have the memories and hope they comfort you...

[campaignPete R-CT]

“Lombardi is probably working for a team that wants Tua to fall to them in the draft.”

So many of the top 100 picks end up as busts. With that in mind, I’m surprised some teams don’t grab QBs whenever possible. Just hit one right and it changes the franchise.