Sportonomics: NFL Concussions and their Effects on Player Contracts
On September 13, 2024, the Miami Dolphins' anchor quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with his third concussion in his short NFL career and his fourth since college as Alabama's quarterback. Cases like Tagovailoa are not rare, though they do demonstrate the immense risks of playing a high-contact sport like football and spark a national debate over the sport's safety. In fact, the injury has prompted the Dolphins' head coach Mike McDaniel to tell the media that he was not certain on the player's future in the league: "As far as I'm concerned, I'm just worried about the human being and where that's at day to day, and I think I'll let Tua be the champion of his own career and speak on that." However, more than injury concerns, many are speculating about his contract. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. The Dolphins' quarterback has a four-year $212 million contract he signed as an extension last summer. The contract stipulates a gua
