.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Expenses, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a first down and reduced his shoulder to trigger exchange Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created difficult contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly entered a fencing action, a condition made use of to describe an individual's arms entering an unnatural setting. Dolphins medical coaches attended to him for numerous mins as gamers stoop around him. He was essentially able to stroll off the field as well as into the staff's closet area under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days up until their upcoming video game versus the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter just how he advances by means of the game's trauma protocol. A stint on the hurt reservoir might be another possibility considering his accident past." Today, [it] is actually more concerning obtaining an effective step-by-step assessment and also taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The farthest factor coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our team simply require to review and just bother with my colleague. ... Our company'll acquire more information [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday coming from certainly there." Right here are actually four vital inquiries following Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's accident background? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become chosen as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his last period at Alabama but suffered a hip misplacement and crack of the rear end wall of his hip outlet midway via the time. He was actually likewise detected with a concussion as well as defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered on time to bet the Dolphins as a novice however missed five activities throughout his 1st two periods as a result of numerous slight injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected with pair of concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his scalp that essentially brought about the NFL modifying its trauma procedure. He really did not miss a video game throughout the 2023 period, nonetheless, as well as made a four-year, $212.1 million agreement expansion in July. What options did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily thinking about retired life after talks along with his household. During an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was mainly his mommy who inquired him to reconsider his playing job. Essentially, he made a decision against it as well as spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to learn exactly how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's video games final time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the storage locker room and remains in excellent sens after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa wishes to go back to the area, what obstacles will he have to clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will definitely go through complete screening and also assessment before they choose just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step method that winds up in a group's medical professional accepting a private nerve specialist that a gamer can properly play once again. The primary step of the protocol is actually remainder and also rehabilitation "till his signs and symptoms as well as neurologic exam" return to "baseline status." The following action is actually sunny cardio workout, observed by continuous aerobic exercise and also intro of stamina training. A player may go back to regulation football activities in the fourth step of the process, each of which are actually noncontact. The last measure is actually full approval, the moment the medical professional and also neurological expert concur the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa may certainly not play in upcoming full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to begin. Thompson began three video games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their technique team. There are freelance options offered ought to Miami decide to generate one more quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not dedicate to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa however showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami would promptly bring in another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it can include intensity if Tagovailoa is forced to overlook time.