.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking headlines and also the South Carolina Press Affiliation award for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd diagnosed trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the video game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down as well as lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created challenging contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly went into a fencing response, a condition made use of to define an individual's arms entering an abnormal placement. Dolphins health care coaches addressed him for a number of mins as players knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to stroll off the area and also into the crew's storage locker area under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their next activity against the Seat Seahawks however could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he proceeds by means of the game's concussion protocol. A stint on the hurt reserve can be another possibility considering his personal injury history." Today, [it] is actually even more about obtaining a suitable step-by-step assessment and taking it someday at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost point from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. We just need to have to examine as well as just fret about my teammate. ... Our team'll get even more information [Friday] and then take it daily from certainly there." Below are actually 4 crucial inquiries observing Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury past? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate time at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was additionally diagnosed along with a trauma and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered eventually to play for the Dolphins as a rookie however missed out on 5 games in the course of his initial pair of seasons as a result of several slight traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed with 2 concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that ultimately caused the NFL affecting its own concussion method. He really did not miss out on a video game in the course of the 2023 time, nevertheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly looking at retired life after discussions with his family members. In the course of a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was largely his mama who asked him to reassess his participating in occupation. Ultimately, he determined versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out just how to fall without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played with all of Miami's games final period, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was talking with colleagues in the locker area and resides in great feelings after experiencing a trauma. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the area, what difficulties will he need to very clear in concussion process? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will undertake detailed testing and also examination before they decide just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step procedure that winds up in a staff's medical professional accepting an individual neurological specialist that a player can safely play once again. The first step of the process is remainder and recovery "up until his symptoms and signs and neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline standing." The upcoming step is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, adhered to by continuing cardiovascular exercise as well as overview of stamina training. A gamer can easily go back to regulation football activities in the fourth action of the method, each one of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate action is total authorization, the moment the physician and nerve expert acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can not play in following full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice team. There are free agent alternatives available need to Miami determine to produce an additional quarterback, particularly the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not dedicate to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami would immediately introduce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it can incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to overlook opportunity.