Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself

It’s impossible for most of us to understand the singular focus and peerless competitiveness of professional athletes. An undying willingness to put winning and personal goals above all else, even if that means self-sacrifice.

That said, it doesn’t take an NFL resume to recognize when a player is on a collision course with disaster, and tragically Tua Tagovailoa seems destined to do just that. Tagovailoa needs to be protected. Not from hits, or football, but himself.

Tagovailoa will attempt to pass the league’s concussion protocol Wednesday with the aim of returning to the field on Sunday. It will mark the third concussion in two years he’s returned from, with

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