.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Costs, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Viewer won the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Press Association award for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd identified blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the third quarter after a play through which he rushed up the center for a first down as well as decreased his shoulder to start contact with Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created hard exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered into a fencing action, a phrase made use of to define an individual's upper arms entering into a strange position. Dolphins medical personal trainers addressed him for many minutes as players stoop around him. He was inevitably able to walk off the field and into the team's storage locker area under his very own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their upcoming video game against the Seat Seahawks however can eliminate Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he proceeds by means of the game's concussion method. An assignment on the harmed reserve might be an additional probability considering his personal injury background." Right now, [it] is actually even more regarding receiving an effective step-by-step analysis as well as taking it 1 day at once," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The outermost point coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our team only need to have to evaluate as well as merely fret about my colleague. ... Our team'll acquire additional relevant information [Friday] and afterwards take it each day coming from certainly there." Listed here are actually four essential concerns complying with Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident record? Tagovailoa was a candidate to become chosen as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate time at Alabama however endured a hip disconnection and fracture of the rear end wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the time. He was likewise identified along with a trauma and also faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back on time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie but missed out on 5 games during his initial two times as a result of several minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected along with pair of concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his scalp that eventually resulted in the NFL affecting its concussion process. He didn't overlook a game during the course of the 2023 time, however, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract expansion in July. What choices did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to briefly looking at retired life after chats with his family members. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he made clear that it was predominantly his mommy that inquired him to reassess his playing occupation. Eventually, he chose against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know exactly how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in all of Miami's games last time, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he shed 14 extra pounds in an effort to become more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with colleagues in the locker area and also resides in good spirits after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to come back to the industry, what obstacles will he need to very clear in blast process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely go through in depth screening and examination prior to they decide how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step procedure that winds up in a crew's doctor accepting a private neurological specialist that a gamer may securely play once more. The very first step of the procedure is rest and healing "up until his symptoms and signs and neurologic examination" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming measure is actually sunny cardiovascular workout, complied with through continuous aerobic workout and also introduction of stamina instruction. A player can return to soccer activities in the 4th action of the protocol, all of which are actually noncontact. The last measure is actually total approval, once the medical professional and neurological professional acknowledge the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in following full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to start. Thompson started three games as a newbie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their method team. There are freelance possibilities on call need to Miami decide to bring in an additional quarterback, significantly the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa however shared the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami will quickly introduce yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is obliged to overlook time.