.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Onlooker gained the APSE award for breaking updates as well as the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third detected blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down and decreased his shoulder to launch exposure to Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced hard exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly entered into a fencing feedback, a term used to illustrate a person's upper arms entering into an unnatural setting. Dolphins health care trainers attended to him for a number of minutes as gamers knelt around him. He was actually essentially capable to stroll off the field and also into the staff's locker space under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days up until their next activity against the Seat Seahawks however might rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of just how he proceeds through the organization's trauma procedure. An assignment on the damaged reserve might be an additional probability considering his accident past." Now, [it] is a lot more concerning obtaining an effective step-by-step examination and taking it one day at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The farthest point coming from my mind is what is the timeline. Our team simply need to examine as well as simply fret about my teammate. ... We'll receive additional information [Friday] and after that take it daily from there certainly." Right here are actually 4 essential inquiries following Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's accident history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his final time at Alabama yet endured a hip disconnection and also bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was actually likewise diagnosed along with a blast and broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet overlooked 5 games in the course of his very first 2 seasons as a result of a variety of small injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with pair of concussions and took a third hit to his head that inevitably caused the NFL changing its own concussion procedure. He failed to miss an activity during the 2023 time, however, and made a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while looking at retirement life after talks with his household. During a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was actually primarily his mom who asked him to reassess his playing occupation. Inevitably, he made a decision versus it and also spent the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out how to drop without striking his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to aid as he played in every of Miami's activities final time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an attempt to become extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the storage locker space and also resides in excellent feelings after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to go back to the field, what difficulties will he need to clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will undergo extensive screening and evaluation prior to they make a decision exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that winds up in a staff's physician accepting an independent neurological professional that a gamer may securely participate in once again. The very first step of the method is remainder and also recovery "until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic exam" return to "baseline status." The upcoming measure is sunny cardio workout, observed through continuing aerobic exercise and introduction of toughness instruction. A player can come back to football activities in the fourth action of the procedure, every one of which are noncontact. The last action is complete authorization, once the medical doctor and nerve specialist agree the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in product line to begin. Thompson started 3 video games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their strategy squad. There are actually free agent options offered must Miami choose to produce another quarterback, particularly the staff's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would promptly bring in yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, however it can add depth if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to skip opportunity.