Dave Hyde: Concern For Tua Tagovailoa? Or Loud Over-reaction To Latest Concussion?

Let’s see. There’s the Cleveland Browns three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward. He suffered the fifth concussion of his seven-year NFL career in August. No NFL coach ever said of him, as the Las Vegas Raiders’ Antonio Pierce did after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s third official concussion last Thursday, “I’ll be honest, I’d tell him to retire.” Does Pierce even know his start receiver, Davante Adams, suffered three concussions early in his career? Jacksonville center Mitch Morse has suffered what appears to be a league-high six concussions in his NFL career and admits, “It’s part of my story.” But former NFL players never lined up to say Morse should retire, as happened after Tagovailoa’s latest concussion against the Buffalo Bills. “NFL, go ahead and do that right thing,’’ former Dallas receiver Dez Bryant wrote on Twitter.