ESPN: Injured Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'in Good Spirits' After Leaving Hospital

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field with head and neck injuries during the second quarter of Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after taking a sack, the team announced.

Tagovailoa was conscious with movement in all of his extremities and transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for further evaluation. Shortly after the game ended, the Dolphins announced Tagovailoa would be released from the hospital and fly home with the team.

Head coach Mike McDaniel later told reporters Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion.

The 2020 first-round pick is in the midst of a breakout season highlighted by a six-touchdown performance against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2. He entered Thursday ranked first in ESPN's Total QBR (82.8) after rating 18th in that metric (55.7) last year.

Tagovailoa suffered back and ankle injuries during the Dolphins' Week 3 win over the Buffalo Bills, and the NFL Players Association also launched an investigation to determine whether concussion protocols were properly enforced after he returned to that game following a halftime evaluation of a head injury.

The 24-year-old Hawai'i native missed four games in 2021 while recovering from a rib injury.

Teddy Bridgewater will lead the Miami offense with Tagovailoa sidelined.