.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE honor for beating news as well as the South Carolina Media Association award for company creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third detected concussion of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a to begin with down and also reduced his shoulder to initiate exchange Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced tough exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered a securing feedback, a phrase made use of to describe an individual's upper arms entering a strange placement. Dolphins health care coaches attended to him for a number of mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually eventually able to walk off the field and also in to the crew's closet area under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their next activity versus the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, irrespective of just how he proceeds via the game's concussion process. A job on the harmed reserve could be another probability considering his trauma past history." Now, [it] is actually more concerning getting a suitable step-by-step evaluation and also taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our company merely need to have to review as well as simply think about my colleague. ... Our experts'll obtain more details [Friday] and after that take it day by day from there." Right here are actually four key inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to be picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his ultimate period at Alabama however suffered a hip dislocation and also bone fracture of the posterior wall of his hip outlet midway via the period. He was actually likewise diagnosed along with a trauma and damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered in time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie however missed out on five activities throughout his very first 2 times due to different minor traumas. In 2022, he was detected with 2 concussions as well as took a 3rd smash hit to his scalp that eventually triggered the NFL affecting its blast procedure. He really did not miss out on a video game throughout the 2023 season, having said that, and made a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily looking at retired life after conversations with his household. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was actually mainly his mother who inquired him to reexamine his participating in career. Inevitably, he made a decision versus it and devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in all of Miami's activities final period, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with teammates in the locker area as well as remains in really good spirits after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the area, what difficulties will he have to clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly go through comprehensive screening as well as examination prior to they decide exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step method that finishes in a group's medical professional concurring with an individual nerve professional that a gamer may safely play again. The initial step of the procedure is rest and recovery "up until his symptoms and signs and neurologic examination" return to "baseline condition." The next action is actually sunny aerobic exercise, observed through ongoing aerobic exercise and also introduction of stamina training. A player may go back to soccer activities in the 4th step of the process, each of which are noncontact. The final step is actually complete clearance, as soon as the physician and also nerve consultant concede the gamer prepares. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their strategy team. There are actually freelance choices accessible must Miami decide to produce another quarterback, especially the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the option of playing without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami would instantly introduce an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it could incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is forced to skip opportunity.