Review: Dolphins followed protocol

A review by the NFL and its players association determined that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa didn’t need to go into concussion protocol during the team’s game against Green Bay because he wasn’t showing signs of a head injury at the time.

Tagovailoa didn’t report symptoms of a concussion until a day after his team’s loss to the Packers on Christmas Day, “at which time the team medical personnel appropriately evaluated and placed Mr. Tagovailoa in the concussion protocol,” according to a joint statement released Saturday.

Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Miami’s game at New England on Sunday after suffering the concussion against Green Bay.

The 24-year-old was previously concussed in a Week 4 loss to Cincinnati on a play that knocked him unconscious and caused him to be stretchered off the field. That was four days after he was allowed to return to a game against Buffalo after he appeared disoriented following a hit.

Falcons wide receiver Cameron Batson was arrested by Atlanta police and faces multiple charges after allegedly being involved in an altercation with an officer and fleeing the scene.

According to a statement provided to the Associated Press by the Atlanta Police Department, an officer observed a pickup truck speeding and failing to maintain its lane at about 2 a.m. Saturday. The officer stopped the vehicle and observed that the driver appeared to be intoxicated. The statement said Batson resisted the efforts of the officer “and violently fought with the officer.”

Giants safety Xavier McKinney was activated and is expected to play against Indianapolis . ... San Francisco quarterback Trey Lance had a second operation on his injured ankle but is still expected to recover by the start of the offseason program.