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Dolphins' Mike McDaniel: Focus on Tua Tagovailoa's health, not career

MIAMI -- Roughly 12 hours after Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years, Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel pleaded with fans and media members to allow his quarterback to focus on his health before discussing his career.

Speaking to local media Friday morning, McDaniel said he "totally understands" people's concern about Tagovailoa's health, but insisted that placing pressure and anxiety on the quarterback to make a decision about retiring is not what's best for him right now.

"I think it would be so wrong of me to even sniff that subject, and it's more in line of actually caring about the human being," McDaniel said.