.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE award for beating updates and the South Carolina Press Association honor for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd diagnosed blast of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the game in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the center for an initially down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced tough exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately entered a fencing action, a condition utilized to illustrate an individual's arms entering into an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical trainers took care of him for a number of minutes as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the area and right into the staff's locker room under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days up until their following game versus the Seattle Seahawks but might dismiss Tagovailoa, irrespective of just how he progresses with the game's concussion process. An assignment on the injured reservoir may be yet another option considering his trauma background." Right now, [it] is actually much more about acquiring a proper step-by-step analysis and taking it one day at once," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The furthest trait from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our company simply need to have to assess as well as only think about my colleague. ... Our experts'll receive even more information [Friday] and then take it day after day from there certainly." Listed here are actually four essential questions observing Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his final period at Alabama however endured a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the rear end wall of his hip socket midway with the season. He was likewise identified with a blast as well as busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered eventually to bet the Dolphins as a novice but overlooked five activities in the course of his initial two seasons as a result of various small traumas. In 2022, he was detected along with pair of concussions and took a 3rd hit to his head that ultimately led to the NFL modifying its concussion method. He really did not skip an activity throughout the 2023 season, nonetheless, as well as made a four-year, $212.1 million deal expansion in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while taking into consideration retirement life after discussions along with his family. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he made clear that it was actually mostly his mom who asked him to reassess his playing career. Inevitably, he made a decision against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played with all of Miami's video games last time, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 pounds in an effort to be extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with teammates in the closet space as well as remains in great sens after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the field, what obstacles will he have to clear in blast protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly undergo thorough screening and also examination just before they make a decision exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step process that finishes in a crew's physician accepting a private nerve specialist that a player can securely participate in once more. The very first step of the procedure is actually rest as well as recovery "until his symptoms and signs and neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline standing." The upcoming action is sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, adhered to by ongoing cardio physical exercise and overview of stamina training. A gamer can easily go back to regulation football tasks in the fourth measure of the process, all of which are noncontact. The ultimate action is total authorization, the moment the medical doctor and neurological specialist acknowledge the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a newbie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their technique team. There are actually free agent options accessible need to Miami choose to produce an additional quarterback, notably the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami would quickly produce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it might add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually forced to overlook time.