.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking information as well as the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd detected concussion of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the game in the third quarter after a play in which he clambered up the center for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to trigger exposure to Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced challenging exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly went into a securing response, a condition made use of to explain a person's upper arms going into an unnatural position. Dolphins clinical trainers addressed him for several mins as players stoop around him. He was actually eventually capable to stroll off the area as well as right into the crew's locker room under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their upcoming activity against the Seat Seahawks but can rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of how he proceeds through the league's concussion method. A stint on the harmed reserve can be another possibility considering his personal injury history." Today, [it] is extra concerning getting an appropriate procedural assessment as well as taking it eventually at once," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The furthest trait from my mind is what is the timeline. Our team simply require to review and also simply stress over my colleague. ... Our company'll get additional information [Friday] and after that take it everyday from certainly there." Below are four vital concerns complying with Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's accident history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his last period at Alabama yet went through a hip disconnection as well as crack of the back wall of his hip socket midway through the period. He was additionally diagnosed along with a concussion and also busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered on time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however overlooked five games during the course of his very first 2 times because of several small traumas. In 2022, he was identified with 2 blasts and also took a 3rd smash hit to his scalp that eventually led to the NFL altering its trauma process. He didn't overlook a game during the 2023 time, nonetheless, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract extension in July. What alternatives performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to quickly looking at retired life after talks with his family members. During the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was actually mainly his mommy who asked him to reevaluate his playing job. Essentially, he decided versus it as well as spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to assist as he played in all of Miami's games last time, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an effort to become much more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to allies in the storage locker area and remains in great spirits after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the area, what obstacles will he need to very clear in trauma method? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will definitely undergo thorough testing and also analysis just before they determine exactly how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's medical professional concurring with a private neurological professional that a player can securely participate in once more. The initial step of the protocol is rest and also healing "until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic exam" return to "baseline condition." The next step is actually light aerobic physical exercise, complied with by continuing cardio workout and also intro of durability instruction. A player may return to football tasks in the fourth action of the procedure, each one of which are noncontact. The final action is actually full approval, when the medical professional and also nerve consultant agree the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to start. Thompson began three games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their strategy team. There are free agent possibilities available ought to Miami make a decision to introduce one more quarterback, especially the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the option of playing without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami would right away bring in an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it could include depth if Tagovailoa is required to skip opportunity.