Tyreek Hill jokes about Tua Tagovailoa's ball handling: 'Who called the next play'

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Hill Tyreeka Chief joked on social media about his quarterback having brain health issues.

On Friday, Hill posted on X in which he joked about it Tua Tagovailoa The ability to call plays in response to an X user who suggested the quarterback make a dangerous play if he returns from his latest injury.

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But Hill found the idea lighthearted enough to respond with a joke.

“K went to call the next show,” Hill wrote in X's response to the offer.

Just hours after telling the joke, Hill said his account was being reviewed. The review process of a social media platform occurs when a large number of users report a post for offensive content.

“They put my account under review because of my last tweet,” Hill wrote in another post.

Many X users, some of whom are Dolphins fans, had mixed reactions to Hill's comments.

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According to many experts, on September 12, Tagovailoa was hit by Bills safety Damar Hamlin during a game against the Buffalo Bills, after which he fell to the turf in pain and began to show signs of a traumatic brain injury. Tagovailoa's concussion history includes two cases within a month of the 2022 season.

Tagovailoa's arms froze in what neurologists call a “fencing response” and a sign of head trauma.

Tagovailo is currently injured on the team. Some former players and media pundits called for him to retire after his third injury in three years. The quarterback has already suffered two concussions in one season in 2022.

His third injury forced the retirement of former NFL players, including former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, New York Giants and Broncos Hall of Famer and current ESPN host Shannon Sharpe, Super Bowl kicking champion Lawrence Tynes.

McDaniel told reporters this week that the quarterback will meet with brain health specialists during the team's bye week because he has not yet approved the concussion protocol. Asked if the team recommended keeping Tagovailo longer even after allowing him to return, McDaniel said he “didn't receive any negative feedback” from experts.

Meanwhile, Hill has been the center of much controversy for the Dolphins this year.

During the Dolphins' most recent loss to the Tennessee Titans, Hill was seen patrolling the sideline as the Dolphins followed him. tytani Double digits – shouts his coach and teammates. McDaniel appeared to fire Hill during his tirade. After the match, the coach decided that the incident needed to be addressed.

“I would expect him to be visibly upset with someone,” McDaniel said after the Dolphins' 31-12 loss. “A lot of times guys can shout… he's the leader and he wanted to do everything he could to make a different result. There are a lot of guys in the locker room challenging each other and this is a chance to definitely see what we can do.

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Hill was at the center of an incident involving Miami-Dade police in September when officers handcuffed him and threw him to the ground while arresting him for dangerous driving. Bodycam footage shows the incident and Hill's cooperation with officers before he was handcuffed.

The officer who handcuffed Hill was 27-year veteran Danny Torres.

Torres has since been assigned administrative duties. Miami-Dade's police director placed Torres under administrative supervision of the payment after he said he reviewed officers' body camera footage that day. Torres' lawyer he told Fox News Digital They demanded that the officer be immediately reinstated.

“We call for our client's immediate reinstatement and a full, thorough and objective investigation, as Director Daniels also recommended. Our client will not comment on the matter until the investigation is complete and the facts are fully disclosed,” the lawyers said in a statement. . he said

After the incident, Hill called for the officer to be fired.

mountain and his attorney Julius B. Collins, Hill pleaded not guilty in connection with two traffic tickets stemming from the collision, Collins previously told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

“We don't have any information at this point as to whether laser radar or anything else was used or whether he gave it to her or anything like that. So of course we will plead not guilty,” Collins said. .

Time will tell if Hill catches another pass from Tagovailoa again, as the quarterback was scheduled to meet with brain specialists last week during the team's farewell.

Team trainers and doctors can eventually clear Tagovailoa and return him to the field. If so, he must decide whether to continue playing.

If Tagovailo fails the concussion protocol for the third time in his NFL career, he could be forced to retire. If he retires, the Dolphins will have to pay a large portion of his $212.4 million contract.

The contract was signed until July CEO of Dolphin Chris Greer includes $167 million guaranteed. Tagovailoa has already earned $43 million of that salary and if he is forced to retire for health reasons, he will be eligible to collect the remaining $124 million.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) leaves the field at the end of the first half during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, September 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

However, if he is allowed to return and decides to retire anyway, he will lose the guaranteed money. In this case, he and the team must come to a compromise.

Hill is currently signed to a four-year, $120 million contract with the Dolphins that runs through 2022.

The Dolphins didn't win a playoff game with two players on the team. They started the season 2-3 in Tagovailoa's absence from week two. They return to the field to face the Colts in Indianapolis on October 20.

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