Tua Tagovailoa will miss the Dolphins’ wild-card matchup against the Bills on Sunday while he’s still in the concussion protocol, coach Mike McDaniel announced Wednesday. Skylar Thompson will start.
Tagovailoa has been in the protocol since Dec. 26, missing Miami’s final two games of the regular season. This is his second stint in the concussion protocol this season.
It all started in September when he was assessed for a head injury against the Bills, and an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant cleared him to return to the game. A week later, in Miami’s Week 4 game against the Bengals, Tagovailoa was knocked unconscious after hitting the back of his head on the ground.