Tua Tagovailoa, an American college football quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide, injured his right ankle during the 4th quarter of the SEC Championship against Georgia. The injury happened when offensive lineman Jonah Williams backed into Tua and stepped on his right ankle as Tua was attempting to make a throw. Tua could not walk off and was carted to the sideline. He did not return to the game. His injury led to a crazy touchdown drive by his backup, Jalen Hurt.

After x-rays and a MRI he was diagnosed with  a right ankle high sprain, which means that he injured the ligaments between his tibia and fibula (the syndesmosis).  This injury is treated with surgery to align and hold the bones while the ligaments heal.   

Before his ankle sprain, Tua has been dealing with a knee sprain for about a month before he injured his right ankle. The right ankle injury was the reason that he was completely locked him out of the game.  His orthopedic surgeons believe that the most recent procedure to his right ankle will be the one to keep him in good place for his championship. Tua is expected to be back in two weeks, but this time in a much better position in terms of his ankle recovery. While it’s nice that Tua is not kept off from playing for too long, he is taking a huge  risk by returning after such a short time of recovery, especially since he is recovering from two injuries now, an ankle and a knee sprain.