.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE honor for beating news and the South Carolina Press Organization honor for venture 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 Costs. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the video game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he scrambled up the center for a to begin with down and also decreased his shoulder to launch contact with Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet made tough contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered a fencing reaction, a term made use of to define an individual's arms entering a strange position. Dolphins medical coaches took care of him for a number of mins as gamers stoop around him. He was essentially able to stroll off the area as well as into the crew's locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their following video game versus the Seat Seahawks but could eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he progresses with the game's blast procedure. A stint on the wounded reservoir can be one more option considering his injury past history." At the moment, [it] is actually much more about receiving an appropriate procedural evaluation and taking it eventually at once," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The outermost trait from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our experts only need to analyze and simply worry about my teammate. ... Our team'll acquire more information [Friday] and after that take it day after day coming from there certainly." Right here are actually 4 vital inquiries following Tagovailoa's most current trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his ultimate period at Alabama but suffered a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was actually additionally detected with a concussion and faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie but skipped 5 activities during his initial 2 times because of a variety of small personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected along with two blasts and also took a third smash hit to his head that essentially caused the NFL altering its own concussion protocol. He really did not miss an activity throughout the 2023 season, nevertheless, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 thousand agreement expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to quickly looking at retirement life after chats with his family. During a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mother that inquired him to reconsider his participating in profession. Essentially, he decided against it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know exactly how to fall without striking his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to aid as he played in all of Miami's activities final time, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an attempt to be a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with teammates in the closet area and also is in really good feelings after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa wants to return to the industry, what difficulties will he have to clear in concussion method? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa is going to go through comprehensive screening as well as analysis before they choose how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step process that culminates in a staff's doctor concurring with an individual neurological professional that a player may carefully play again. The primary step of the procedure is remainder as well as recovery "till his symptoms and signs and neurologic exam" return to "baseline standing." The upcoming step is actually light cardio workout, followed by continuing cardiovascular workout and also introduction of toughness training. A player can easily come back to regulation football activities in the fourth action of the method, every one of which are actually noncontact. The final action is actually total authorization, as soon as the physician and neurological specialist concur the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their method squad. There are free agent possibilities accessible ought to Miami determine to introduce another quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not dedicate to the option of playing without Tagovailoa however revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami will quickly produce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is required to miss out on opportunity.