.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for breaking headlines and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the game in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scurried up the center for a first down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Bills protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet made hard exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback immediately entered a securing feedback, a condition utilized to illustrate an individual's arms entering an abnormal setting. Dolphins medical trainers took care of him for several mins as players stoop around him. He was inevitably capable to stroll off the field as well as right into the group's locker space under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their upcoming activity against the Seattle Seahawks yet could dismiss Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he progresses via the organization's concussion procedure. A job on the injured reserve could be yet another option considering his injury history." Today, [it] is actually a lot more about receiving an appropriate procedural examination and taking it someday at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest trait from my mind is what is the timetable. Our company only need to assess and also simply fret about my colleague. ... Our company'll acquire more relevant information [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday from there." Right here are actually four essential concerns complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to be chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his final season at Alabama but went through a hip disconnection and crack of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway by means of the time. He was additionally detected with a trauma as well as defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed 5 video games during his very first pair of times due to numerous minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with pair of traumas as well as took a 3rd favorite to his head that ultimately brought about the NFL changing its own concussion procedure. He really did not miss a game during the 2023 time, however, and got a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What options carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while thinking about retirement life after discussions with his loved ones. During the course of a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he cleared up that it was mainly his mama who inquired him to reexamine his playing profession. Ultimately, he decided against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn exactly how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's games last time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with teammates in the closet room and also resides in good feelings after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to go back to the field, what difficulties will he need to clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa is going to undergo complete testing and assessment prior to they choose how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step method that winds up in a group's medical doctor concurring with a private nerve consultant that a gamer may safely participate in once again. The primary step of the procedure is remainder as well as recuperation "till his symptoms as well as neurologic assessment" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming action is light aerobic physical exercise, complied with by ongoing aerobic workout as well as overview of durability training. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the fourth step of the protocol, each one of which are noncontact. The final step is actually complete authorization, once the medical doctor and neurological consultant concede the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in following full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to start. Thompson began 3 video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their practice squad. There are free agent options accessible must Miami make a decision to bring in yet another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not dedicate to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa however showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would promptly introduce yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could possibly include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss opportunity.