Dolphins' Daewood Davis Released from Hospital; WR Placed in Concussion Protocol

Following his scary hit near the end of Saturday's preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Daewood Davis has been released from the hospital on Sunday, the team announced.

Per ESPN's Cameron Wolfe, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Davis has been placed in concussion protocol and he's "doing a lot better."

The game between Miami and Jacksonville was halted with 8:32 left in the fourth quarter after Davis collided with a Jaguars defender while attempting to make a catch. He laid motionless on the field for several minutes and players from both teams crowded around him before he was immobilized and carted off the field.

"I think it would have been extremely hard for the guys to have gone out and continued to play. The kind of person that Daewood is, a lot of guys respect him," said Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagobailoa, who suffered two major concussions during the 2022 season. "He's very well respected in the locker room. He's a great player. He's a great teammate. He's a great person. It just would have been hard to have gone back out after seeing something like that."

The Dolphins said that Davis was conscious and still had movement in all of his extremities when he was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

An undrafted rookie out of Western Kentucky, Davis has already built a strong relationship with his teammates. After he arrived to the team facility on Sunday, McDaniel said, "There's a lot of guys that are very, very happy to see him."

This was the second time this preseason that a game had to be stopped early due to a serious injury. New England Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden was carted off the field in their game against the Green Bay Packers earlier this month after colliding with a teammate while attempting to make a tackle.