.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter covering the Buffalo Expenses, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for breaking updates and the South Carolina Press Affiliation award for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he clambered up the middle for an initially down and reduced his shoulder to start exposure to Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced difficult exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered a securing reaction, a phrase used to describe a person's upper arms going into an unnatural placement. Dolphins medical fitness instructors attended to him for several minutes as players knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to stroll off the industry as well as right into the group's storage locker space under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming game against the Seat Seahawks yet could rule out Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he proceeds by means of the organization's trauma process. A stint on the harmed reserve can be one more probability considering his trauma past." At the moment, [it] is a lot more concerning acquiring a suitable procedural assessment and also taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The outermost trait coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts simply require to review and also only fret about my colleague. ... Our team'll get even more details [Friday] and afterwards take it day after day from there certainly." Here are actually four vital inquiries observing Tagovailoa's most recent blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident background? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be chosen as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate time at Alabama however endured a hip misplacement as well as fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was actually also identified along with a trauma and also defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet missed five video games during his first 2 times as a result of numerous small injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with 2 concussions and also took a third smash hit to his scalp that ultimately brought about the NFL affecting its own concussion procedure. He really did not miss out on an activity during the course of the 2023 season, however, and gained a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily taking into consideration retirement after discussions along with his household. During the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was predominantly his mother who inquired him to reassess his participating in job. Inevitably, he decided versus it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know just how to drop without striking his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to help as he played with all of Miami's games final season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to teammates in the closet room as well as is in good feelings after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he must crystal clear in concussion process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely undertake extensive screening and also assessment before they make a decision just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a team's physician accepting a private nerve expert that a gamer can safely participate in once more. The initial step of the process is actually remainder as well as recuperation "till his symptoms and signs and neurologic assessment" return to "baseline standing." The next action is actually light cardiovascular exercise, followed through continued aerobic exercise and also intro of durability instruction. A player may go back to football tasks in the fourth action of the protocol, every one of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is total approval, once the medical professional as well as neurological specialist acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in collection to start. Thompson started three games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their strategy squad. There are freelance choices offered should Miami determine to introduce one more quarterback, particularly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but shared the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami will instantly generate one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it might incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to skip opportunity.