.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 Expenses, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker gained the APSE award for breaking headlines and the South Carolina Press Organization award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd identified concussion of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the 3rd one-fourth after a play in which he scurried up the middle for a first down as well as lowered his shoulder to start contact with Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet created hard exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately went into a securing response, a term utilized to define a person's arms entering into an unnatural placement. Dolphins clinical personal trainers took care of him for a number of mins as players knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to walk off the industry as well as right into the team's storage locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their next video game against the Seattle Seahawks however could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he advances through the league's trauma procedure. An assignment on the damaged reserve can be another probability considering his accident record." Now, [it] is even more concerning receiving a proper procedural analysis and taking it one day each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel said after the video game. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our experts merely need to have to evaluate and just stress over my ally. ... Our experts'll get more relevant information [Friday] and then take it each day coming from there certainly." Listed below are 4 vital inquiries following Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma past? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his last period at Alabama but endured a hip dislocation as well as crack of the rear end wall structure of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was likewise detected with a blast and also faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered in time to play for the Dolphins as a novice but missed out on five games throughout his very first pair of times due to a variety of small personal injuries. In 2022, he was diagnosed along with pair of blasts as well as took a third smash hit to his scalp that ultimately brought about the NFL affecting its own blast protocol. He didn't miss a game in the course of the 2023 season, however, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract extension in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly looking at retired life after discussions with his family members. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he cleared up that it was actually mostly his mama that asked him to rethink his playing profession. Ultimately, he determined against it as well as spent the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to learn exactly how to drop without reaching his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in each of Miami's video games last period, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an effort to be extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was talking with teammates in the closet space as well as resides in really good spirits after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he need to crystal clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will definitely go through in depth testing as well as evaluation just before they decide just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that culminates in a staff's medical doctor accepting an independent nerve specialist that a player may properly play once more. The very first step of the protocol is actually remainder as well as recuperation "till his symptoms and neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline condition." The following step is light aerobic physical exercise, adhered to by continued cardiovascular workout and also intro of stamina training. A player can easily return to football activities in the fourth step of the method, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate step is total clearance, the moment the doctor and also neurological professional concede the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa may not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their technique squad. There are free agent options available should Miami decide to bring in yet another quarterback, especially the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami would instantly bring in yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could include depth if Tagovailoa is forced to miss out on opportunity.