.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE honor for breaking information as well as the South Carolina Press Association honor for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third detected blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scurried up the center for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make challenging exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately entered into a fencing response, a term made use of to illustrate a person's arms going into a strange posture. Dolphins clinical trainers took care of him for several moments as gamers stoop around him. He was actually eventually able to walk off the field as well as into the team's storage locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks however can rule out Tagovailoa, despite just how he advances through the game's concussion method. An assignment on the harmed reserve might be an additional option considering his injury record." At the moment, [it] is much more regarding receiving an appropriate procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our team simply need to have to assess and also just stress over my teammate. ... Our company'll get even more details [Friday] and then take it each day from there certainly." Listed here are actually four crucial inquiries adhering to Tagovailoa's most recent concussion. What is Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his ultimate time at Alabama but endured a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was also detected with a concussion as well as faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated on time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet overlooked five activities throughout his initial two seasons due to numerous minor injuries. In 2022, he was detected along with 2 traumas as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably led to the NFL changing its blast method. He failed to overlook an activity in the course of the 2023 season, however, as well as made a four-year, $212.1 million agreement expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while taking into consideration retired life after talks along with his household. During the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was actually mostly his mom who asked him to reexamine his playing job. Eventually, he made a decision versus it and also spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know exactly how to fall without striking his directly the ground. The training appeared to aid as he played in every of Miami's video games last time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to teammates in the locker space and also resides in great sens after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the field, what obstacles will he have to clear in blast process? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to go through complete screening as well as analysis prior to they determine how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step procedure that finishes in a team's medical doctor concurring with an independent nerve professional that a gamer may carefully participate in once more. The very first step of the process is rest and also healing "till his symptoms and signs and neurologic exam" come back to "baseline standing." The next step is light cardiovascular physical exercise, observed through continued cardiovascular exercise and also introduction of durability instruction. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the 4th measure of the method, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last step is actually full authorization, when the doctor and nerve expert acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional player? If Tagovailoa can not play in next week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in collection to begin. Thompson began 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their method squad. There are freelance possibilities available should Miami decide to introduce an additional quarterback, significantly the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would quickly bring in another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it could possibly add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to skip time.