.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 Expenses, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE award for breaking headlines and also the South Carolina Media Association honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third identified blast of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for a to begin with down as well as decreased his shoulder to initiate exposure to Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet created tough exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback right away entered a securing feedback, a phrase used to describe a person's arms entering a strange setting. Dolphins medical trainers took care of him for many minutes as gamers knelt around him. He was eventually able to walk off the field as well as into the group's storage locker area under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their next video game against the Seat Seahawks yet can dismiss Tagovailoa, regardless of how he advances through the game's trauma method. A job on the injured reserve might be another opportunity considering his injury history." Right now, [it] is actually much more concerning obtaining a suitable procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually each time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel mentioned after the video game. "The farthest thing from my mind is what is the timetable. Our company just need to have to examine and merely think about my teammate. ... Our company'll receive even more information [Friday] and after that take it daily from there." Right here are actually four crucial inquiries observing Tagovailoa's latest concussion. What is Tagovailoa's accident past? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his ultimate time at Alabama however experienced a hip dislocation as well as crack of the back wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the season. He was likewise diagnosed with a trauma and faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but missed out on five activities during his 1st 2 periods as a result of various slight injuries. In 2022, he was identified with two traumas and took a 3rd favorite to his scalp that inevitably triggered the NFL altering its concussion protocol. He really did not overlook a video game in the course of the 2023 time, nonetheless, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement extension in July. What options performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to briefly taking into consideration retirement life after chats along with his loved ones. Throughout a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he cleared up that it was primarily his mother who asked him to reassess his participating in occupation. Ultimately, he decided versus it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to find out how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to help as he played in each of Miami's games last season, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with teammates in the closet area as well as is in great spirits after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to go back to the field, what obstacles will he must crystal clear in concussion procedure? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will certainly undertake comprehensive screening and examination before they decide just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step process that winds up in a staff's physician concurring with an independent neurological specialist that a gamer may safely and securely participate in once again. The initial step of the process is remainder as well as recovery "up until his symptoms and also neurologic exam" go back to "baseline status." The upcoming step is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, followed through continuing cardio exercise and introduction of toughness instruction. A gamer can easily come back to football tasks in the fourth step of the method, each one of which are actually noncontact. The final step is complete clearance, once the medical doctor and also nerve professional acknowledge the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign an additional player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to begin. Thompson started three activities as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is signed to their practice squad. There are freelance choices available ought to Miami decide to generate one more quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami would quickly produce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it can add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss opportunity.