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Collage of football player Tua Tagovailoa
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Sources: Carmen Mandato / Getty; Megan Briggs / Getty.

Tua Tagovailoa’s Impossible Choice

It’s hard to know whether the NFL star must step away from the game, even after his fourth concussion.