Tagovailoa got hurt when he collided with Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin on Sept. 12. He ran for a first down and initiated contact by lowering his shoulder into Hamlin instead of sliding, which prompted his teammates to have talks with him about protecting himself moving forward.

Tagovailoa has suffered at least four concussions in his career and discussed his future with his family earlier this year as some questioned whether he should continue to play.

I went up to that dude that intercepted me,’ Tagovailoa said late Monday night. ‘I asked him, “Bro, you couldn’t have just ran out of bounds or cut back?” I was like, “You saw me and I saw you, you wanted to just run me over?