.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE award for breaking headlines as well as the South Carolina Media Association award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to start exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created tough contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback promptly went into a securing response, a term used to describe an individual's arms entering an unnatural position. Dolphins medical personal trainers attended to him for a number of minutes as players knelt around him. He was essentially able to walk off the industry and also in to the staff's closet area under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days up until their next activity against the Seattle Seahawks however could eliminate Tagovailoa, regardless of just how he proceeds with the league's blast protocol. A stint on the injured reserve could be one more option considering his accident history." At this moment, [it] is even more regarding getting an effective step-by-step examination and taking it eventually at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel mentioned after the game. "The outermost factor coming from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our experts only need to have to examine and also simply bother with my ally. ... Our experts'll obtain even more information [Friday] and after that take it everyday coming from there certainly." Right here are actually 4 crucial questions following Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his final time at Alabama but suffered a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip socket midway through the season. He was actually additionally diagnosed along with a concussion and also defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered in time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie but overlooked five video games during his initial two times due to different minor traumas. In 2022, he was detected with pair of traumas and also took a third smash hit to his head that inevitably caused the NFL affecting its concussion protocol. He failed to miss an activity in the course of the 2023 time, nevertheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly taking into consideration retired life after conversations with his household. In the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was predominantly his mother that inquired him to reevaluate his playing occupation. Inevitably, he chose versus it as well as invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to discover how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to assist as he played in every of Miami's activities last season, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he lost 14 pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to allies in the storage locker room as well as remains in really good spirits after experiencing a concussion. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the industry, what difficulties will he have to very clear in concussion process? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will go through thorough testing and also assessment before they determine how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step method that culminates in a crew's physician concurring with an independent neurological specialist that a player may safely participate in once again. The initial step of the process is rest as well as rehabilitation "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination" come back to "baseline status." The next action is light cardiovascular exercise, followed by continuing cardiovascular physical exercise as well as intro of toughness instruction. A gamer can come back to regulation football activities in the 4th action of the protocol, every one of which are actually noncontact. The final action is actually total approval, when the medical professional and also nerve consultant concur the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize another player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to start. Thompson began three activities as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their method squad. There are free agent alternatives on call should Miami choose to generate one more quarterback, notably the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not devote to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami will instantly introduce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it could possibly include intensity if Tagovailoa is obliged to skip opportunity.