.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE award for beating headlines and also the South Carolina Press Affiliation award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd detected blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the activity in the third fourth after a play through which he scurried up the center for a first down and also reduced his shoulder to launch exchange Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced challenging exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly went into a securing response, a term used to illustrate a person's arms entering into an unnatural posture. Dolphins clinical coaches took care of him for numerous moments as gamers stoop around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the industry as well as in to the team's locker area under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their following activity against the Seattle Seahawks however could eliminate Tagovailoa, despite how he proceeds by means of the organization's blast procedure. An assignment on the wounded reservoir can be yet another probability considering his trauma background." Immediately, [it] is actually extra about acquiring a suitable step-by-step assessment and also taking it someday at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The outermost trait from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our company only need to evaluate and also merely fret about my teammate. ... We'll acquire more info [Friday] and after that take it daily coming from there." Below are actually four key concerns adhering to Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his final period at Alabama however experienced a hip dislocation and also fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was additionally diagnosed along with a concussion and also broken nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to play for the Dolphins as a novice however missed 5 games during the course of his first two seasons due to numerous small injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected along with two blasts and took a third hit to his head that eventually brought about the NFL changing its blast procedure. He failed to miss out on an activity during the 2023 season, however, as well as made a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal expansion in July. What options performed Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa acknowledged to quickly looking at retirement life after conversations with his family. In the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he clarified that it was actually primarily his mom that inquired him to reassess his participating in profession. Ultimately, he decided against it and also devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know just how to fall without hitting his head on the ground. The training seemed to help as he played with all of Miami's activities final period, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an attempt to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to allies in the locker space and is in good spirits after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the industry, what hurdles will he have to very clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will definitely undergo comprehensive screening as well as assessment before they decide just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step method that winds up in a staff's physician concurring with a private neurological consultant that a gamer can safely and securely play again. The 1st step of the protocol is actually remainder and healing "until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline standing." The upcoming action is actually sunny cardio physical exercise, complied with by continued cardiovascular physical exercise and also intro of toughness instruction. A gamer may go back to football activities in the 4th measure of the procedure, all of which are actually noncontact. The final action is actually complete authorization, the moment the physician as well as nerve consultant acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa may certainly not play in upcoming full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to begin. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice squad. There are freelance alternatives offered ought to Miami decide to bring in another quarterback, especially the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not devote to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would promptly generate one more quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could possibly incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is forced to miss out on time.