Rivals are a part of sports, but even rivals can display acts of kindness.
The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins are divisional rivals in the AFC East. Tua Tagovailoa assisted Miami to a 21-19 victory over Buffalo on Sept. 25. Tagovailoa sustained neck and back injuries, and many were concerned that he had a concussion. The third-year quarterback remained in the game, but the following matchup was worse for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa went down with neck and head injuries versus Cincinnati. He had to be taken to the University of Cincinnati Hospital on a stretcher as it was scary to see how his fingers looked. Tagovailoa will not play this week against the New York Jets as he is in Miami’s concussion protocol.
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According to an article from The Buffalo News, Bills fans led an effort of more than 1,000 donations to the Tua Tagovailoa foundation. The donations, mostly made in small amounts, has become a charitable cause for Bills fans.
We do not know when Tagovailoa will return to action, but it was cool to see Buffalo show support to him.
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