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Report: NFLPA Didn't Believe Tua Should've Returned vs. Bills If He Had Back Injury

The NFLPA is still looking into the Miami Dolphins' handling of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's injury from two weeks ago against the Buffalo Bills, and it appears a conclusion is on the horizon.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that there is a belief that the Dolphins' explanation that Tagovailoa stumbled to the ground because of a back injury instead of a concussion was unsatisfactory, and he shouldn't have been reinserted into the game.

"The NFL Players Association believes it’s far more simple than that," Florio wrote. "Per a source with knowledge of the union's thinking, even if it was a back injury, Tua shouldn’t have returned to action.