.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter dealing with the Buffalo Costs, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte nc Observer won the APSE award for breaking information and also the South Carolina Press Organization honor for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third detected blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the video game in the third fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the center for a first down and also decreased his shoulder to initiate exchange Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear made difficult contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly went into a fencing feedback, a phrase used to explain a person's upper arms going into an unnatural posture. Dolphins clinical instructors attended to him for many mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually eventually able to walk off the area and right into the group's locker area under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their next activity versus the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he advances through the league's trauma protocol. A stint on the wounded reserve may be one more option considering his personal injury record." Now, [it] is actually even more concerning acquiring an appropriate procedural evaluation and taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is the timetable. We only need to review and simply worry about my ally. ... We'll get additional details [Friday] and then take it each day coming from there." Below are actually four vital questions complying with Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury past history? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his final season at Alabama but went through a hip misplacement and also bone fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip outlet midway with the period. He was actually likewise identified along with a concussion and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated on time to bet the Dolphins as a novice however overlooked five video games during his 1st 2 seasons as a result of various slight traumas. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed along with pair of blasts and also took a 3rd hit to his scalp that eventually brought about the NFL affecting its own trauma method. He really did not skip an activity throughout the 2023 season, nevertheless, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while thinking about retirement life after chats with his family. Throughout a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mom that asked him to reconsider his participating in occupation. Essentially, he made a decision against it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn just how to drop without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to assist as he played with all of Miami's activities last season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with allies in the storage locker space and also remains in good sens after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he must very clear in blast protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa is going to go through in depth screening and also examination prior to they determine exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step process that finishes in a staff's physician accepting an individual neurological consultant that a player can carefully play again. The 1st step of the process is rest and also recovery "till his symptoms as well as neurologic exam" return to "baseline condition." The upcoming action is sunny cardiovascular exercise, adhered to through continuing cardio exercise and also intro of durability training. A gamer may go back to football tasks in the fourth step of the procedure, each one of which are noncontact. The final action is actually complete clearance, as soon as the physician and neurological expert agree the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize one more player? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson started three activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their method team. There are freelance possibilities accessible must Miami decide to introduce yet another quarterback, especially the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not dedicate to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa but showed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami would instantly introduce another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it can add deepness if Tagovailoa is compelled to miss opportunity.