Tua Tagovailoa Should Return to Alabama for Senior Season Instead of Entering 2020 NFL Draft
By Michael Luciano | Nov 17 2019
We might have seen the last of Alabama superstar Tua Tagovailoa as a member of the Crimson Tide. The record-breaking quarterback won't play another down of football in 2019, as he suffered a dislocated right hip in Alabama's 38-7 win over Mississippi State.
Breaking: Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa is not expected to play again this season after suffering a dislocated right hip on Saturday, first reported by The Athletic, confirmed by ESPN.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 16, 2019
Medical officials are continuing to evaluate if his injury also included a fracture, sources said. pic.twitter.com/g4WJgcZ0Bj
As out of the box as it sounds, Tua should consider going back to Alabama for his senior year.
"But he's just risking more unnecessary injury!" Yes, but would you be willing to spend a premium first-round pick on a franchise quarterback that just dislocated his hip? For a player who already had durability concerns, this is another unfortunate development.
Tua needs to prove that he can be the same dominant player post-injury, as that will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the injury is well and truly in the past and that he's ready to contribute to a team in 2021.
He made everything look so easy.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) November 16, 2019
He made every throw.
He made Alabama an offensive juggernaut.
He made you forget how fleeting it all can be.
Tua Tagovailoa had his season stripped from him in the cruelest of ways. On today’s injury. https://t.co/YE87r4akkP
Throw in the rise of Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert and you can understand why Tua might want to come back.
Tua's college career might have ended on the field in Starkville, but he has a chance to firmly cement himself as a top pick in 2021, provided his hip can manage to stay in place and his ankle doesn't snap in half again.