.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Onlooker succeeded the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Media Association award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd diagnosed concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for a to begin with down and also decreased his shoulder to trigger exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced hard contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback immediately entered into a securing action, a term used to explain an individual's upper arms entering an abnormal position. Dolphins medical fitness instructors took care of him for many minutes as players stoop around him. He was inevitably capable to stroll off the field and also into the staff's closet room under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times up until their following activity against the Seat Seahawks but could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he advances by means of the game's trauma protocol. A stint on the injured reservoir can be another possibility considering his injury past history." At this moment, [it] is more regarding getting a proper procedural evaluation as well as taking it someday at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The furthest point from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our company simply require to review as well as only think about my colleague. ... Our experts'll acquire even more info [Friday] and afterwards take it day after day coming from there certainly." Right here are four essential questions following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury past history? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to be decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his last season at Alabama however went through a hip misplacement and also fracture of the back wall of his hip socket midway via the period. He was also diagnosed with a blast and also defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie but skipped five activities in the course of his first 2 times as a result of a variety of minor injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected along with two concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably caused the NFL altering its own concussion procedure. He didn't miss an activity during the course of the 2023 period, having said that, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to temporarily looking at retired life after conversations with his loved ones. In the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he clarified that it was largely his mommy that asked him to reassess his playing occupation. Inevitably, he determined against it and spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know exactly how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The training seemed to aid as he played in every of Miami's video games final season, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with teammates in the storage locker room and also is in great sens after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa wishes to go back to the field, what obstacles will he must clear in blast process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will undertake complete testing and also examination just before they decide just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step procedure that finishes in a staff's doctor accepting an independent neurological professional that a gamer may carefully play once more. The primary step of the procedure is remainder and also healing "till his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic exam" go back to "baseline condition." The following step is sunny cardiovascular workout, observed by continuing cardiovascular physical exercise and overview of durability instruction. A player can easily come back to soccer tasks in the fourth step of the protocol, all of which are noncontact. The ultimate action is full authorization, the moment the medical professional and also nerve professional acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize one more gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to start. Thompson started three activities as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice team. There are actually freelance alternatives available need to Miami choose to bring in one more quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet shared the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami would right away generate yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly add depth if Tagovailoa is forced to skip time.