.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Costs, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for beating headlines as well as the South Carolina Media Organization honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third detected blast of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the activity in the third one-fourth after a play in which he clambered up the middle for an initially down and decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made difficult exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback immediately entered into a fencing response, a phrase made use of to define a person's upper arms going into a strange placement. Dolphins health care fitness instructors attended to him for many moments as gamers stoop around him. He was actually inevitably able to stroll off the field as well as in to the crew's storage locker area under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their following video game versus the Seattle Seahawks but might rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of how he progresses by means of the game's trauma procedure. A job on the damaged reservoir could be an additional probability considering his accident record." Now, [it] is actually more concerning obtaining an appropriate step-by-step analysis as well as taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The outermost point from my thoughts is what is the timetable. We simply need to have to assess and simply think about my ally. ... Our experts'll acquire even more relevant information [Friday] and afterwards take it day after day coming from there certainly." Listed below are actually 4 essential questions observing Tagovailoa's newest concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his final period at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and also fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the season. He was actually additionally identified along with a concussion and also faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a novice yet missed out on 5 games during his very first 2 periods as a result of a variety of minor injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with 2 concussions and took a 3rd hit to his scalp that essentially brought about the NFL affecting its own blast method. He really did not skip a game during the course of the 2023 time, nevertheless, and made a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa admitted to quickly thinking about retirement after chats along with his family. During the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was actually mostly his mommy who asked him to reassess his participating in profession. Ultimately, he determined against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to find out just how to drop without attacking his head on the ground. The training seemed to assist as he played in every of Miami's video games last period, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was talking to colleagues in the closet area as well as resides in great spirits after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to return to the field, what hurdles will he need to crystal clear in blast protocol? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will undertake thorough testing as well as analysis prior to they determine how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step method that finishes in a staff's medical doctor accepting a private nerve specialist that a player can securely play again. The 1st step of the protocol is rest and rehabilitation "up until his symptoms as well as neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline condition." The following step is sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, adhered to through ongoing aerobic exercise as well as introduction of stamina instruction. A gamer can easily come back to soccer activities in the fourth step of the procedure, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last measure is full authorization, when the medical doctor and nerve professional concur the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign an additional player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to start. Thompson began 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their practice team. There are free agent alternatives on call should Miami determine to generate an additional quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not devote to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa however showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami would right away bring in one more quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could possibly add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss out on opportunity.