Miami coach Mike McDaniel said the Dolphins had no plans to put Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve given what they know at this time about the former Alabama All-American’s recovery from a concussion.

Tagovailoa remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol and will not play in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. McDaniel announced on Monday that Miami would keep Tagovailoa off the field on Sunday regardless of any progress he made this week from a concussion suffered on Sept. 29.

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“He won’t be going on IR today or tomorrow,” McDaniel said on Friday. “We’re still getting information and progressing through that.”

Placement on injured reserve would keep Tagovailoa off the field for a minimum of four games.

The Dolphins are leaving Tagovailoa at home for their trip to play the Jets.

“He’s been diligently going through the process,” McDaniel said when asked to provide an update on Tagovailoa. “Right now, he’s still in the protocol, obviously. There’s several outside specialists that we’re also utilizing, and we’ll just take it from there. …

“I get to see him every day. It’s nice when I walk down the hallway, and I hear, ‘What up, Beast?’ which is, for whatever reason, he calls me Beast all the time. I don’t think I give off the Beast vibe. But we’ll just take it day-by-day from there.”

Tagovailoa’s health has triggered an investigation, with the results still pending, and pledges of changes in the NFL concussion protocol, which have yet to be announced.

On Sept. 25, the back of Tagovailoa’s helmet bounced off the turf when he took a roughing-the-passer hit with two minutes left in the first half against the Buffalo Bills. Unsteady getting to his feet, Tagovailoa stumbled to the ground after a few steps and was sent off the field.

Tagovailoa’s behavior is listed among the signs of a potential concussion in the NFL guidelines, specifically “stumbles” and “trips/falls,” perhaps to the point of gross motor instability, a “no-go” symptom in the league’s head-trauma plan that calls for the immediate removal of the affected player to the locker room, which is what happened to Tagovailoa.

But when the second half started, Tagovailoa was back at quarterback for the Dolphins and helped them rally for a 21-19 victory.

In the locker room, Tagovailoa had passed his concussion test, and he later told reporters his momentary balance issue was the result of a back injury suffered earlier in the first half.

A club physician and an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant examined Tagovailoa before he returned to the game. The game was barely over when the NFL Players Association requested an investigation to determine if all the safety barriers had been properly followed in allowing Tagovailoa to play in the second half.

Since that investigation started, the unaffilated neurotrauma consultant has been removed from that position by the NFLPA. The league and the players association share the cost of the concussion program.

On Sept. 29, Tagovailoa sustained an undeniable concussion after landing on the back of his helmet again during a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals four days after the incident in the game against Buffalo. Tagovailoa’s injury caused a break in play of about 10 minutes while he was placed on a backboard, then strapped on a stretcher before being transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The day after Tagovailoa’s concussion, the NFL and NFLPA issued a joint statement indicating changes would be made to the concussion protocol in the wake of the quarterback’s experience:

“The NFL and the NFLPA agree that modifications to the Concussion Protocol are needed to enhance player safety. The NFLPA’s Mackey-White Health and Safety Committee and the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee have already begun conversations around the use of the term ‘gross motor instability’ and we anticipate changes to the protocol being made in the coming days based on what has been learned thus far in the review process.

“The NFL and NFLPA share a strong appreciation for the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants who contribute their time and expertise to our game solely to advance player safety. This program has made our game safer for the athletes who play it for the past 12 seasons.”

NFL Network reported the main change would make it impossible for players who exhibit “gross motor instability” to return to a game regardless of other factors.

On Friday, the NFLPA announced it had agreed to changes in the concussion protocol and asked the NFL to do the same before Sunday’s games.

“Our union has agreed to change the concussion protocols to protect players from returning to play in the case of any similar incident to what we saw on Sept. 25,” the statement from the NFLPA Board and Executive Committee read. “We would like these changes to go into effect before this weekend’s games to immediately protect the players and hope the NFL accepts the changes before then as well.”

The NFL issued a statement in response on Friday, which read: “As we have discussed with the NFLPA, we agree that changes to the joint NFL-NFLPA protocols are necessary to further enhance player safety. We have already spoken to members of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee and the leadership of the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants and independent certified athletic trainers who serve as spotters to discuss these likely changes.”

In London on Saturday for Sunday’s New York Giants-Green Bay Packers game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to an inquiry about concussions during a question-and-answer session with fans without mentioning Tagovailoa.

“We understand some of that chatter, but the reality is the protocols are really important,” Goodell said. “We follow that strictly. We see no indication that that didn’t happen in this case. There’s an ongoing investigation. We’re really focused on doing that. But we’re also prepared to make a change or two in the protocols because we think we can actually add another element that would make it even safer.”

Last week, Allen Sills, the chief medical officer of the NFL, said the league would make public the results of the handling of Tagovailoa’s injuries during the Buffalo game.

“As soon as we finish that review, we’ll release the results of that to everyone,” Sills said. “We want to be as transparent and open about this as possible. We certainly want to learn, to improve, to get better, and we want to be the best in the world in diagnosing and managing these injuries, and if we find that we fell short or if we find that there are things we need to change, we will certainly be upfront about doing that.”

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said this week that Tagovailoa appeared to be handling his time off the field well.

“I don’t think there’s ever a moment when Tua is down,” Hill said. “I just saw him in the locker room a moment ago, and he’s smiling from ear to ear.

“As far as winning football games, we’re going to do everything we can in our power to win games. We want Tua on the field, but we also understand the magnitude of this situation. His health moving forward is very important to all of us because life is so precious. You never want to take something like this for granted. We’re going to do everything we can to continue to win games. It would be the same mentality if I went down or if anybody went down.”

The Dolphins and Jets square off at noon CDT Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.