.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Onlooker gained the APSE honor for beating news and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third identified concussion of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the activity in the third quarter after a play through which he clambered up the center for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to start contact with Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created challenging exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback instantly entered a securing response, a phrase made use of to describe an individual's upper arms entering an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors took care of him for numerous mins as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the field as well as in to the staff's locker room under his very own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their following game against the Seattle Seahawks yet can dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he advances with the league's concussion method. A job on the injured reservoir can be another option considering his trauma background." At the moment, [it] is extra about getting a suitable procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The furthest trait coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our company only need to have to analyze and also merely fret about my colleague. ... Our experts'll receive more info [Friday] and then take it daily from there certainly." Here are actually four essential inquiries following Tagovailoa's most recent trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury record? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his final period at Alabama yet endured a hip dislocation and fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was additionally diagnosed with a trauma and also damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however missed out on 5 activities in the course of his initial two times due to various small personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with pair of concussions and took a 3rd smash hit to his head that inevitably caused the NFL altering its concussion process. He didn't miss out on a video game in the course of the 2023 season, however, and also got a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily considering retirement after discussions with his household. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was actually mostly his mom who inquired him to reassess his playing career. Inevitably, he decided versus it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know exactly how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played with all of Miami's video games final time, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with colleagues in the storage locker area and also resides in excellent feelings after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the industry, what hurdles will he must crystal clear in blast method? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa is going to undergo thorough screening as well as examination just before they choose exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step process that finishes in a staff's medical doctor concurring with an independent neurological expert that a gamer may properly participate in once more. The initial step of the method is rest as well as healing "until his symptoms and signs and neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline condition." The following action is actually sunny aerobic physical exercise, followed through continued cardio exercise and introduction of stamina instruction. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the fourth action of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is complete approval, the moment the medical doctor and nerve specialist agree the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in next full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to start. Thompson started 3 games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their technique team. There are actually free agent options on call need to Miami decide to bring in yet another quarterback, particularly the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not devote to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will instantly produce another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it can incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is pushed to miss opportunity.