.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE honor for beating news and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd identified blast of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he rushed up the middle for an initially down and lowered his shoulder to launch exchange Expenses safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created hard contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately entered a securing feedback, a condition utilized to describe an individual's upper arms going into an abnormal position. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many minutes as players stoop around him. He was actually inevitably capable to walk off the industry and also into the staff's storage locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their next activity versus the Seattle Seahawks but could dismiss Tagovailoa, regardless of just how he progresses with the organization's concussion protocol. An assignment on the injured reserve might be one more possibility considering his trauma history." Today, [it] is actually much more regarding acquiring an appropriate step-by-step examination and also taking it eventually each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the game. "The farthest thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts only need to have to analyze and also simply fret about my ally. ... Our company'll obtain additional details [Friday] and after that take it day after day from there certainly." Listed below are four essential inquiries following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury history? Tagovailoa was a candidate to become selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his final season at Alabama however suffered a hip misplacement and also crack of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway with the period. He was actually additionally identified with a concussion as well as defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however missed 5 activities in the course of his 1st two times due to several minor injuries. In 2022, he was identified with pair of traumas and also took a third favorite to his scalp that ultimately led to the NFL altering its own trauma procedure. He really did not skip a game during the course of the 2023 time, however, and earned a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement extension in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily thinking about retirement after conversations with his family members. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he made clear that it was predominantly his mommy who inquired him to reevaluate his playing job. Essentially, he made a decision against it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out just how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to help as he played in all of Miami's activities final period, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an attempt to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with teammates in the storage locker room as well as remains in good spirits after experiencing a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he need to very clear in concussion method? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to undergo thorough screening and evaluation just before they make a decision just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step procedure that culminates in a group's doctor accepting a private nerve professional that a gamer can carefully play once again. The primary step of the procedure is actually remainder and also rehabilitation "until his signs and symptoms and neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline condition." The next step is actually light cardiovascular exercise, complied with by continuous cardiovascular physical exercise and intro of stamina instruction. A player can easily come back to soccer activities in the fourth measure of the protocol, every one of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate measure is complete authorization, once the doctor as well as neurological specialist agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize another gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in following full week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in product line to begin. Thompson began three activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method team. There are actually freelance choices accessible need to Miami choose to produce another quarterback, particularly the group's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa yet expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami would instantly bring in an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could possibly include intensity if Tagovailoa is forced to overlook time.