Hill: Tua’s return to field ‘almost made me cry’

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 07:35 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins players were ecstatic to see quarterback Tua Tagovailoa return to the practice field Wednesday, perhaps no one more than wide receiver Tyreek Hill.Tagovailoa practiced for the first time since sustaining a concussion Sept. 12. He was placed on injured reserve the following week and missed the Dolphins’ next four games.The NFL’s leading passer last season is eligible to come off IR this week, and Hill said Tagovailoa’s return brought a familiar feeling back to the practice field.”He looked great. Felt like old times,” Hill said. “Me and him connected on a few deep shots today,…