.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker gained the APSE honor for breaking information and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third detected blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the third fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for a first down and decreased his shoulder to initiate contact with Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet created challenging exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback quickly entered into a fencing feedback, a condition utilized to describe a person's upper arms entering into an abnormal position. Dolphins clinical trainers took care of him for a number of mins as gamers stoop around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the field and also into the group's closet room under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days until their upcoming video game versus the Seat Seahawks yet might rule out Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he progresses by means of the organization's concussion protocol. A stint on the injured reserve might be an additional probability considering his personal injury past history." Today, [it] is actually even more concerning receiving a correct step-by-step evaluation as well as taking it one day at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel claimed after the video game. "The outermost factor coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. We only need to assess as well as just stress over my ally. ... We'll obtain additional details [Friday] and then take it daily coming from certainly there." Listed below are actually four essential concerns following Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become chosen as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his final season at Alabama but experienced a hip disconnection as well as fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the time. He was likewise diagnosed along with a trauma as well as broken nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back eventually to play for the Dolphins as a novice however missed out on five video games throughout his first 2 times as a result of a variety of small traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed along with two concussions as well as took a third smash hit to his scalp that eventually resulted in the NFL modifying its own concussion protocol. He failed to skip a game during the course of the 2023 time, nonetheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly looking at retirement life after discussions along with his household. In the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mom who inquired him to rethink his participating in job. Inevitably, he made a decision against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn exactly how to fall without striking his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played with all of Miami's activities final time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he shed 14 extra pounds in an effort to become even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to allies in the storage locker room and also is in really good sens after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the field, what obstacles will he have to crystal clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will certainly undertake detailed testing as well as analysis before they make a decision exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's medical doctor accepting an individual neurological professional that a player may safely and securely participate in again. The primary step of the method is rest as well as recuperation "until his symptoms as well as neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline condition." The following measure is light aerobic exercise, adhered to through continuous aerobic physical exercise and also intro of durability instruction. A gamer can return to football activities in the 4th action of the process, each of which are actually noncontact. The final measure is complete authorization, as soon as the medical professional and neurological consultant acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize another gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to start. Thompson began three video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their method team. There are actually freelance alternatives accessible need to Miami choose to bring in another quarterback, especially the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami would promptly introduce an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to skip time.