With Tagovailoa—and I think McDaniel agrees here—we’re long past the football aspect. With his history of head injuries, including at least two high-profile concussions during the 2022 season, Tagovailoa’s consideration has to be everything besides football, and the quality thereof. 

It has to be family and children and all the quiet beautiful details that make up a life. 

That’s what has to matter. Tagovailoa’s career needs to be secondary—as difficult as that may be for an ultra competitive athlete whose life until now has been defined by a sport.