.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Costs, prior to switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE honor for breaking updates as well as the South Carolina Media Organization award for business writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third identified blast of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the game in the third fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the center for a to begin with down as well as decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make challenging exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away went into a securing action, a phrase made use of to describe a person's arms going into an unnatural setting. Dolphins health care instructors addressed him for a number of mins as gamers knelt around him. He was ultimately able to walk off the area and right into the crew's storage locker space under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their next video game versus the Seat Seahawks however can rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he progresses by means of the league's concussion protocol. An assignment on the hurt reserve could be yet another probability considering his accident history." Immediately, [it] is actually a lot more regarding getting a suitable procedural evaluation as well as taking it one day at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost thing from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our team just need to have to analyze and simply bother with my teammate. ... Our team'll receive additional relevant information [Friday] and then take it daily from certainly there." Listed below are actually four key inquiries observing Tagovailoa's newest concussion. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his last season at Alabama however endured a hip disconnection as well as bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway through the time. He was actually additionally diagnosed along with a blast as well as broken nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered over time to bet the Dolphins as a rookie however missed five video games in the course of his very first two periods as a result of numerous minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with 2 blasts and took a third favorite to his scalp that ultimately triggered the NFL altering its trauma procedure. He failed to skip an activity during the course of the 2023 time, nonetheless, and got a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract extension in July. What possibilities carried out Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily thinking about retirement after chats with his loved ones. Throughout an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he clarified that it was actually predominantly his mommy that inquired him to reexamine his playing occupation. Essentially, he chose against it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know just how to fall without striking his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to help as he played with all of Miami's activities final season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an effort to become extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with allies in the closet room and also is in excellent feelings after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the industry, what difficulties will he need to crystal clear in blast protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undergo complete testing as well as evaluation just before they choose how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's doctor concurring with a private neurological specialist that a gamer may safely play once again. The first step of the protocol is actually rest and healing "up until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic exam" come back to "baseline standing." The next step is actually sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, followed through ongoing cardiovascular exercise and introduction of strength training. A player can go back to football tasks in the fourth action of the process, each of which are actually noncontact. The final measure is full approval, when the doctor and neurological expert concede the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in next full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a novice in 2022, including a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their method team. There are free agent possibilities accessible must Miami determine to produce an additional quarterback, significantly the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not devote to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa however conveyed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami will right away generate another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it can include depth if Tagovailoa is obliged to miss out on time.