.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 changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker gained the APSE honor for beating updates and the South Carolina Media Association award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third detected trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the activity in the third fourth after a play in which he scurried up the middle for a to begin with down and lowered his shoulder to initiate exchange Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created hard contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback quickly entered a securing response, a phrase utilized to define an individual's arms entering an abnormal placement. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many mins as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the area as well as right into the crew's locker space under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their next game versus the Seattle Seahawks yet could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter how he proceeds via the game's blast method. A stint on the wounded reservoir could be another probability considering his trauma background." Immediately, [it] is much more about getting a suitable step-by-step examination and taking it someday each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel said after the video game. "The farthest trait coming from my mind is what is the timetable. We merely need to analyze as well as merely stress over my colleague. ... Our experts'll get more information [Friday] and then take it day after day from certainly there." Listed here are four crucial concerns following Tagovailoa's newest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident background? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate time at Alabama yet suffered a hip dislocation and fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip outlet midway by means of the season. He was also detected with a blast and faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet skipped five activities in the course of his 1st pair of periods due to numerous small traumas. In 2022, he was actually identified along with pair of concussions and took a third hit to his scalp that eventually triggered the NFL affecting its concussion method. He really did not miss out on an activity in the course of the 2023 season, nevertheless, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement extension in July. What options performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa confessed to for a while taking into consideration retirement after discussions along with his loved ones. In the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he clarified that it was mostly his mama who asked him to rethink his playing job. Inevitably, he made a decision against it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's video games final period, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with teammates in the locker space and remains in really good sens after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the field, what difficulties will he must very clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to undergo extensive screening as well as evaluation prior to they determine exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's doctor concurring with an individual neurological consultant that a gamer can properly play once again. The first step of the procedure is remainder as well as rehabilitation "till his symptoms and signs and also neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline condition." The next action is light aerobic exercise, observed by ongoing cardio physical exercise as well as introduction of stamina training. A gamer may come back to football tasks in the 4th step of the protocol, each one of which are noncontact. The final measure is actually full clearance, when the doctor and also nerve professional agree the gamer prepares. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to begin. Thompson began 3 video games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method squad. There are free agent choices on call should Miami make a decision to introduce an additional quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not dedicate to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami will promptly bring in an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could add intensity if Tagovailoa is obliged to overlook opportunity.