.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte nc Observer succeeded the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the activity in the third one-fourth after a play through which he rushed up the center for a to begin with down and also decreased his shoulder to initiate exposure to Bills safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet created challenging contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback immediately entered into a securing reaction, a term made use of to illustrate a person's upper arms entering into a strange posture. Dolphins health care trainers took care of him for several moments as players stoop around him. He was actually inevitably able to stroll off the area and also in to the crew's locker room under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their next activity versus the Seat Seahawks but could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he progresses through the organization's trauma protocol. An assignment on the injured reserve may be one more probability considering his personal injury background." Today, [it] is actually a lot more regarding receiving an appropriate step-by-step analysis and taking it someday at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The outermost factor from my mind is what is actually the timetable. We simply need to assess as well as just think about my colleague. ... Our company'll get additional relevant information [Friday] and after that take it everyday from there certainly." Here are 4 essential inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's most current trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate period at Alabama but went through a hip disconnection as well as bone fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip outlet midway with the season. He was additionally identified with a trauma and also broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but missed five activities during the course of his first 2 periods as a result of various minor accidents. In 2022, he was detected with pair of concussions as well as took a third hit to his head that inevitably resulted in the NFL changing its blast process. He didn't skip an activity during the 2023 season, nonetheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily considering retired life after chats with his family. During the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was mostly his mommy that inquired him to rethink his playing occupation. Essentially, he made a decision versus it and also invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to learn just how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in every of Miami's video games final season, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he lost 14 pounds in an attempt to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the closet area and also resides in good feelings after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the field, what obstacles will he must very clear in concussion process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will definitely go through comprehensive testing and examination before they make a decision just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that finishes in a crew's medical professional concurring with an individual neurological expert that a player may securely play once again. The first step of the method is rest and also recovery "up until his symptoms and signs and neurologic assessment" return to "baseline condition." The upcoming step is actually sunny aerobic exercise, followed through continued aerobic workout and also intro of stamina training. A gamer can go back to regulation football tasks in the 4th action of the process, each one of which are actually noncontact. The final measure is actually total clearance, as soon as the medical professional and nerve consultant concur the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa may not play in next week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to start. Thompson began three games as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their practice team. There are actually freelance options available must Miami choose to introduce yet another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa yet expressed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will instantly introduce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it might incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is required to skip time.