The N.F.L. Players Association has dismissed a neurologist who evaluated the Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after Tagovailoa hit his head in a game against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Tagovailoa was allowed to return to that game, only to be carted off the field during a game four days later after apparently sustaining a second head injury.
According to two people with knowledge of the union’s decision, the players association “exercised its right” to remove the doctor, known as an “unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant,” who advised the Dolphins’ team doctor during Tagovailoa’s evaluation last Sunday. The outside doctor, who was approved by the N.