Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s NFL future was thrown into major doubt after he suffered what could have been a career-ending hip injury, but new reports claim that the setback could end up putting him on one of the best possible positions for an NFL quarterback — behind Tom Brady on the New England Patriots.
Tagovailoa suffered a separated hip in his team’s 38-7 win over Mississippi last week, an injury that drew immediate comparisons to another famous career-ender. ESPN’s Jim Nagy reported on Twitter that Tua’s injury was believed to be similar to the one that ended the career of dual-threat Bo Jackson, though later indications on Tua claim that he avoided the worst-case scenario.