.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 10:31 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo Costs, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer succeeded the APSE honor for breaking updates and the South Carolina Media Organization award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night's 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses after going through a trauma in the third fourth, the third detected blast of his NFL career.Late in the 3rd fourth, Tagovailoa scurried up the middle for a first down and also reduced his shoulder to initiate exchange Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa's headgear made tough contact with Hamlin's physical body, and the quarterback immediately entered a secure fencing action along with his arms in an abnormal position.Dolphins medical personal trainers attended to him for a number of mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually ultimately able to walk off the area under his personal electrical power and into the group's storage locker room. He was rapidly dismissed for the game.Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will get "effective step-by-step assessment" as well as "appropriate care" on Friday.Editor's Picks2 Related" The furthest thing coming from my mind is, 'What is actually the timeline?' Our experts only need to have to examine and only stress over my ally, like the remainder of the individuals are," McDaniel stated. "Our company'll receive even more relevant information tomorrow and take it daily from here." Some players saw Tagovailoa in the closet room after the activity and mentioned they were encouraged. Tagovailoa talked with some gamers and afterwards went home after the video game, McDaniel stated." I possess a great deal of love for Tua, built a wonderful partnership along with him," said quarterback Skylar Thompson, that switched out Tagovailoa after the personal injury. "You love the individual more than the gamer and everyone in the organization will point out the same trait. Merely truly wishing Tua and also hopefully every little thing are going to appear okay." Tagovailoa was actually the topic of wide-spread focus in 2022, when he struck the back of his directly the ground in an activity versus the Expenses. He stumbled on his way back to the Dolphins' huddle and also briefly left the activity before coming back coming from what was described as a back injury.The NFL as well as NFLPA opened up a joint investigation in to exactly how Tagovailoa was handled, triggering the NFLPA exercising its own right to discharge the unaffiliated nerve specialist that cleared Tagovailoa to return to the activity. The NFL also altered its own blast plan to feature an ataxia stipulation-- permitting a detector to have actually gamers gotten rid of from the video game if they show particular blast symptoms.Four times eventually, Tagovailoa struck the rear of his directly the ground in comparable fashion during the course of an activity against the Cincinnati Bengals and also was briefly provided unconscious. He was actually required to a regional healthcare facility and also identified along with a trauma. Afterward, McDaniel and also the Dolphins pulled heavy criticism for allowing him to play.Tagovailoa sat out pair of video games before going back to the field but suffered yet another concussion during the course of a Dec. 25 video game versus the Environment-friendly Gulf Packers. This moment, the Dolphins closed him down for the rest of the season.Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left behind Thursday night's game after enduring the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL career. AP Photo/Lynne SladkyTagovailoa stated he temporarily considered retirement life after the 2022 time after talks along with his household. Throughout an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series," he clarified that his mother inquired him to think about retiring. He determined against it and spent the offseason expanding and also training in jiu-jitsu to find out exactly how to fall without attacking his directly the ground.The training operated he participated in all 17 regular-season video games in 2023 and the Dolphins' playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, he authorized a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract expansion, making him the highest-paid player in franchise business history.McDaniel said it is actually certainly not his location to claim if Tagovailoa needs to come back to football. "He'll be actually analyzed and our experts'll have talks and also progression as appropriate," McDaniel claimed." If you recognize Tua beyond volleyball, you can't aid but sample of him," Bills quarterback Josh Allen mentioned on Amazon observing the video game. "He's a terrific volleyball gamer but he's an also better human being. He is among the most ideal human beings on the planet. I have actually got a great deal of love for him and also I am actually just wishing him and also his household, hoping every little thing's OK. Yet it's tough, guy. This game of volleyball that our company play, it is actually received its highs and it's obtained its lows-- and this is among the lows." The Associated Press supported this report.