.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker won the APSE honor for beating headlines as well as the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the game in the third quarter after a play through which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down and also lowered his shoulder to initiate exposure to Bills safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make challenging exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly went into a securing feedback, a condition used to describe an individual's arms entering into an unnatural position. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many moments as players knelt around him. He was actually essentially capable to stroll off the area as well as right into the group's storage locker space under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their upcoming activity versus the Seattle Seahawks but could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he advances through the league's blast protocol. A stint on the damaged reservoir might be another possibility considering his injury past." Today, [it] is much more about acquiring a proper procedural analysis and taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The outermost trait coming from my mind is what is the timetable. Our company merely need to evaluate and simply bother with my teammate. ... We'll receive additional information [Friday] and afterwards take it daily from there certainly." Listed below are actually four crucial questions complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his ultimate period at Alabama but went through a hip disconnection and also bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway via the time. He was likewise identified with a trauma and also broken nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped in time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed out on 5 activities throughout his first two periods because of a variety of slight personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected with pair of traumas as well as took a 3rd favorite to his head that essentially led to the NFL changing its concussion process. He really did not overlook an activity during the 2023 period, having said that, and got a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What possibilities carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to temporarily thinking about retired life after chats along with his loved ones. During a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was actually predominantly his mother who inquired him to reconsider his playing career. Eventually, he made a decision against it as well as spent the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to discover just how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to assist as he played in all of Miami's activities last period, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with colleagues in the locker area as well as is in great spirits after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to come back to the area, what difficulties will he need to very clear in blast method? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly go through detailed testing and examination just before they determine exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that winds up in a crew's medical professional accepting a private nerve specialist that a player can safely and securely participate in once again. The primary step of the method is actually rest as well as recuperation "up until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic exam" return to "baseline standing." The next measure is actually light aerobic workout, complied with through continued aerobic physical exercise as well as introduction of durability instruction. A gamer may return to regulation football tasks in the 4th action of the method, each of which are actually noncontact. The final measure is actually full approval, as soon as the medical professional and neurological specialist acknowledge the gamer prepares. 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 line to start. Thompson began three games as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is signed to their strategy squad. There are freelance alternatives on call need to Miami choose to produce an additional quarterback, notably the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa however conveyed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will right away produce yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually forced to overlook time.