Tua Tagovailoa reveals why he feels guilty about teammate Grant DuBose's horrific head injury
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Tua Tagovailoa has blamed himself for putting teammate Grant DuBose in harm's way after the second-year wideout suffered a horrific head injury on Sunday. DuBose was carted off and placed in a neck brace after a brutal hit from the helmet of the Texans' Calen Bullock, as the Miami receiver went out to catch a pass from his quarterback over the middle of the field.
![[DuBose took a brutal hit to the helmet and medics cut his jersey off while he laid on the turf]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/16/93174429-0-DuBose_took_a_brutal_hit_to_the_helmet_and_medics_cut_his_jersey-a-1_1734364903327.jpg)
And while the Dolphins have since issued a positive medical update on the player, Tagovailoa believes he's responsible for leading DuBose into danger. 'I'm my toughest critic when it comes to ball placement, when it comes to knowing where to go with the ball and all of that,' Tagovailoa said in his post-game press conference.
![[And Tua Tagovailoa blamed himself for putting DuBose in a position to get hurt]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/16/93200283-0-image-a-3_1734366320917.jpg)
'And I just feel bad that I even put him in that situation to have gotten hit. It was tough to move on after that happened.'. Tagovailoa is unfortunately familiar with the severity of head injuries, as he's been diagnosed with three concussions in his NFL career and has faced calls to retire for his own safety.
Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose was carted off the field after being hit in the third quarter. DuBose took a brutal hit to the helmet and medics cut his jersey off while he laid on the turf. And Tua Tagovailoa blamed himself for putting DuBose in a position to get hurt.
On DuBose, he continued, 'I heard some good news that he's doing well, he's recovering, but we all know I've gone through something very similar, and that's no fun. You never want to be put in any of those situations. 'But you also understand that this is a physical sport, it's a contact sport. And again, I just think of what I could have done to have not put Grant in that situation.'.
