Tua out for season with Hip Fracture (update - declares for draft)

[YoloinOhio]

Edited November 16, 2019 by YoloinOhio

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

If Allen continues to not elevate our offense to the next step, a QB will be taken in the first 3 rounds.  If Tua is there...it’s going to be a wild 10 minutes.

I still can't see them taking a QB in the top 3 Rounds this upcoming draft

 

That would actually be the vote of death for Allen imo. Rounds 5-6 a gold possibility but if they spend a premium pick they are giving up

[4merper4mer]

Wow this is very sad.  I hope he can come back, for whichever NFL team takes him.  An article I just read did not sound optimistic at all and even mentioned hip replacement being realistic.  Sorry no link but it was the Washington Post.

 

It's sad to see a kid that has worked so hard have this kind of circumstance.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[RaoulDuke79]

Sucks.....doesn't sound good. 

https://brobible.com/sports/article/alabama-qb-tua-tagovailoa-hip-injury-serious/

[OZBILLS]

Does not sound good, but he is young and has time on his side.

 

Await the results and then see how things are. 

[CIrvine]

2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Oh man if the Bills are on the clock and he’s still on the board will probably be the most anxious 10 minutes of my life.  Would the Bills do it??

Will Tua even declare for the draft?

[YoloinOhio]

2 minutes ago, CIrvine said:

Will Tua even declare for the draft?

I could see him returning to school

[Beast]

7 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I could see him returning to school

I think the opposite.

 

He can rehab and hope to make some money in the NFL. He comes back and gets that hip hurt again he may never make a penny from professional football.

 

Better to get hurt in the NFL than the NCAA.

[Buffalo Junction]

37 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said:

I think the opposite.

 

He can rehab and hope to make some money in the NFL. He comes back and gets that hip hurt again he may never make a penny from professional football.

 

Better to get hurt in the NFL than the NCAA.

Agree. I can see a team like GB, NO, Pit, or NE grabbing the kid, stashing and developing him with a 2-3 year timetable. 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Buffalo Junction

[zow2]

I thought last week it was kind of soon seeing him play after recent ankle surgery. You could tell it was fragile. It has nothing to do with his hip but I figured he wouldn’t play today. I’m sure Tua wanted to though. Feel bad for the guy. 

[whatdrought]

Jeez. What a bummer. I have been coming around to the idea of student athletes getting paid and I think this is the final nail in the argument for me. Shame that his whole life may be derailed playing for free/tuition.

[BillsFanCRNA]

According to Dr. Cain (team physician), he'll be non-weight bearing for 3 months, and best case scenario is begin training in 6 months. Clearly that puts his timetable after the upcoming draft. I have to wonder if a team would risk taking him before it's even clear whether or not he can even play again. (Cain said they expect full recovery, but who knows). Either way, it's a terrible way for the best QB in Bama history to have his career end. Tua is an outstanding young man, and role-model. I hope Bama does the right thing and honor him by retiring #13 

[atlbillsfan1975]

If the Bills will draft a RB in the first round I’m sure some team will spend a first on Tua. Granted it might be the Dolphins or Raiders second pick in the first round.

i hope Tua makes a full recovery. Young man is a great guy and deserves a healthy shot at a chance to be a pro QB.

As for Bama, I enjoy watching Nick knowing the end is here.  
Bama will be great again, but this year is over.

[ExiledInIllinois]

12 hours ago, Nanker said:

That could be a career-ending injury.

Bo Jackson comes to mind.

Hope not for his sake, but dislocating your hip out the back of the pelvic cup can't be anything but horrific. 

I remember them calling it a "Hip pointer."

 

Pesky injury!  

[Buffalo Barbarian]

9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

Ouch thats has to be painful as hell.

 

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

So is the backup any good or is Alabama done?

 

 

[4merper4mer]

7 hours ago, BillsFanCRNA said:

According to Dr. Cain (team physician), he'll be non-weight bearing for 3 months, and best case scenario is begin training in 6 months. Clearly that puts his timetable after the upcoming draft. I have to wonder if a team would risk taking him before it's even clear whether or not he can even play again. (Cain said they expect full recovery, but who knows). Either way, it's a terrible way for the best QB in Bama history to have his career end. Tua is an outstanding young man, and role-model. I hope Bama does the right thing and honor him by retiring #13 

Based on what I read yesterday the is actually good.  I had seen a lot of speculation about no hope of ever playing.  At least this gives a glimmer.

[YoloinOhio]

10 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

Based on what I read yesterday the is actually good.  I had seen a lot of speculation about no hope of ever playing.  At least this gives a glimmer.

What I saw is consistent with the prognosis that he will recover and be able to play. But it is a long tough rehab and could impact his career even if he’s able to play (Dennis pitta is an example I saw). Hopefully it doesn’t but the hip may always be an issue. He’s also seemingly a bit fragile with a number of injuries over his short collegiate career. 

Edited November 17, 2019 by YoloinOhio

[OrtonHearsaWho]

12 hours ago, BillsFanCRNA said:

According to Dr. Cain (team physician), he'll be non-weight bearing for 3 months, and best case scenario is begin training in 6 months. Clearly that puts his timetable after the upcoming draft. I have to wonder if a team would risk taking him before it's even clear whether or not he can even play again. (Cain said they expect full recovery, but who knows). Either way, it's a terrible way for the best QB in Bama history to have his career end. Tua is an outstanding young man, and role-model. I hope Bama does the right thing and honor him by retiring #13 

 

I'm not at all an Alabama fan but I feel awful for him & hope he can make a full recovery.  I don't follow the Tide closely but everything I've seen tells me he's a really good kid and he's obviously a great talent.