.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Organization award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the game in the 3rd fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a first down as well as reduced his shoulder to trigger contact with Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make challenging exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered into a fencing feedback, a term utilized to illustrate an individual's upper arms entering into an unnatural setting. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors attended to him for several mins as gamers stoop around him. He was eventually capable to walk off the industry and in to the team's locker area under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their next game versus the Seat Seahawks however might eliminate Tagovailoa, regardless of how he proceeds via the game's concussion method. A stint on the harmed reserve could be yet another possibility considering his accident record." At this moment, [it] is extra concerning acquiring a correct step-by-step evaluation and also taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The farthest thing coming from my mind is what is the timeline. Our company only need to analyze and only stress over my ally. ... Our team'll get additional info [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday from there." Listed here are actually 4 crucial inquiries adhering to Tagovailoa's most recent concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his final time at Alabama however experienced a hip dislocation as well as bone fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway by means of the season. He was actually likewise identified along with a concussion and also damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered eventually to bet the Dolphins as a newbie but missed five games during the course of his first 2 seasons due to several slight injuries. In 2022, he was diagnosed with pair of traumas and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that essentially caused the NFL modifying its blast method. He didn't overlook a game in the course of the 2023 season, having said that, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily considering retirement after conversations along with his household. During a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was actually mostly his mother that inquired him to reevaluate his playing career. Essentially, he determined against it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn exactly how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The training seemed to assist as he played in each of Miami's video games final period, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to teammates in the storage locker area and also is in excellent feelings after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the industry, what difficulties will he have to very clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undergo in depth screening and examination before they determine just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that culminates in a team's medical professional concurring with a private nerve expert that a gamer may safely and securely play once again. The initial step of the protocol is actually rest and rehabilitation "till his symptoms as well as neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline status." The next step is actually light aerobic workout, followed through continued cardio exercise as well as overview of durability instruction. A gamer can return to football tasks in the fourth measure of the method, every one of which are actually noncontact. The final action is complete approval, when the medical professional as well as nerve professional concede the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to start. Thompson began 3 activities as a newbie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method team. There are actually free agent possibilities on call ought to Miami determine to bring in an additional quarterback, significantly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not dedicate to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami will instantly produce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss out on time.