‘Concussion’ Dr. Bennet Omalu Urging Tua Tagovailoa To Quit Football Forever

Famed neuropathologist Bennet Omalu — the motivation for the Will Smith “Concussion” film — informs TMZ Sports … Tua Tagovailoa must never ever play another down in the NFL once again after suffering a frightening head injury recently.

“If you love your life,” Omalu stated in a message to the Miami star, “if you love your family, you love your kids — if you have kids — it’s time to gallantly walk away. Go find something else to do.”

Tagovailoa was hurt in the 2nd quarter of the Dolphins’ loss to the Bengals last Thursday … and Omalu, who found CTE, stated from whatever he saw on the video game’s broadcast, he thinks the quarterback “suffered severe, long-term permanent brain damage” throughout the play.

Now, Omalu is pleading with the 24-year-old football gamer to hang up his cleats permanently to prevent sustaining any additional damage.

“Tua, my brother. I love you,” Omalu stated. “I love you as much as I love my son. Stop playing. Stop. Hang your helmet and gallantly walk away.”

Tua was hurried to the medical facility right away following the hit, however he was discharged simply hours later on and flew back to Florida with the group on Thursday night.

On Friday, Tagovailoa informed his fans he was “feeling much better” … and was figured out to return out on the field as quickly as possible.

Omalu plainly thinks that would be an error.

“He should stop,” the physician stated. “Sometimes money is not more valuable than human life. $20 billion is not worth more than your brain.”