.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter covering the Buffalo Costs, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE honor for breaking information and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified concussion of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the game in the third fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to trigger exchange Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced tough exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback promptly entered a fencing reaction, a term used to describe a person's upper arms going into a strange placement. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors addressed him for numerous moments as players stoop around him. He was actually eventually able to stroll off the field and right into the crew's closet area under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming game versus the Seat Seahawks however might rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of how he proceeds through the organization's blast protocol. A job on the damaged reserve can be one more probability considering his accident past." Now, [it] is more about getting a suitable step-by-step assessment and also taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The farthest trait coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our company just require to evaluate and also only fret about my ally. ... Our team'll acquire additional info [Friday] and then take it everyday coming from certainly there." Below are four vital inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury past? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his ultimate time at Alabama but endured a hip dislocation and also fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip outlet midway with the period. He was actually also detected along with a concussion and defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed out on 5 activities during the course of his 1st pair of times due to different minor injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified along with pair of traumas and also took a third smash hit to his scalp that eventually triggered the NFL changing its trauma method. He didn't skip an activity during the course of the 2023 period, having said that, and made a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What possibilities performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly looking at retirement after chats with his family. In the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he made clear that it was mainly his mama who asked him to reconsider his playing job. Ultimately, he decided against it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out exactly how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The training seemed to aid as he played with all of Miami's games final period, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to become a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to allies in the closet room as well as resides in great feelings after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to return to the industry, what hurdles will he have to very clear in blast procedure? McDaniel said Tagovailoa is going to undertake extensive testing and assessment prior to they choose how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's medical doctor accepting a private nerve professional that a player can safely play once again. The initial step of the method is rest as well as rehabilitation "until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic examination" come back to "baseline condition." The next action is actually sunny aerobic physical exercise, complied with through continued cardio physical exercise as well as introduction of strength instruction. A gamer can go back to football activities in the 4th action of the method, every one of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate action is actually complete approval, when the medical professional and also neurological consultant acknowledge the gamer prepares. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can not play in following full week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to start. Thompson started three games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their method team. There are actually freelance possibilities on call should Miami make a decision to produce another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not commit to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami would promptly introduce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it can incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is actually required to overlook opportunity.