.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE honor for breaking updates and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the activity in the third fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a first down and reduced his shoulder to trigger contact with Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear made hard exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away entered into a securing reaction, a condition utilized to describe an individual's arms going into an unnatural placement. Dolphins clinical trainers took care of him for several minutes as players knelt around him. He was actually eventually capable to walk off the industry and in to the team's storage locker room under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their next game versus the Seat Seahawks however could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he progresses via the league's concussion procedure. A job on the hurt reservoir may be one more option considering his accident past." Immediately, [it] is a lot more regarding receiving a suitable procedural assessment and taking it someday at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel mentioned after the video game. "The outermost trait coming from my thoughts is what is the timetable. Our team just need to evaluate and also merely worry about my teammate. ... We'll acquire additional relevant information [Friday] and then take it day by day from there." Listed below are actually 4 crucial concerns following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury record? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to be selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his final season at Alabama however suffered a hip misplacement and crack of the rear end wall structure of his hip socket midway through the time. He was also diagnosed with a blast and also defective nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie but missed out on 5 games throughout his initial two periods because of various small accidents. In 2022, he was identified along with 2 blasts and took a 3rd favorite to his scalp that inevitably resulted in the NFL affecting its concussion procedure. He didn't overlook an activity throughout the 2023 season, having said that, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract extension in July. What options carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa confessed to briefly taking into consideration retirement after discussions with his loved ones. Throughout a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was largely his mommy that inquired him to rethink his playing profession. Ultimately, he chose against it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to know just how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to aid as he played in each of Miami's games last period, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an effort to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to teammates in the locker space and also resides in good spirits after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa wants to return to the area, what hurdles will he need to clear in blast method? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly undergo thorough testing as well as analysis prior to they make a decision how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step method that finishes in a team's medical doctor concurring with an individual neurological professional that a player can securely participate in again. The very first step of the process is remainder as well as healing "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline standing." The upcoming action is light aerobic workout, followed through continuous aerobic exercise and overview of strength training. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the 4th measure of the method, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last action is total clearance, when the medical doctor and also nerve consultant agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize another player? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to begin. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their strategy team. There are actually freelance options offered should Miami decide to introduce one more quarterback, notably the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet shared the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would immediately bring in yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it can include depth if Tagovailoa is actually forced to skip time.