.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Press Affiliation award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd diagnosed blast of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the video game in the third quarter after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a first down as well as decreased his shoulder to initiate contact with Bills protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created challenging exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly entered a securing response, a condition made use of to define an individual's arms entering an abnormal posture. Dolphins medical personal trainers attended to him for several mins as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to walk off the area and right into the group's storage locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their next game against the Seat Seahawks yet can rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he proceeds by means of the organization's trauma process. A stint on the injured reservoir could be one more possibility considering his personal injury past history." Right now, [it] is actually even more about obtaining an appropriate procedural analysis and also taking it 1 day at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the video game. "The farthest point coming from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our team simply need to examine as well as merely think about my colleague. ... Our company'll acquire more details [Friday] and afterwards take it daily coming from there certainly." Listed here are four essential questions complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his final period at Alabama however suffered a hip misplacement as well as fracture of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was actually also identified along with a trauma and damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back eventually to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet overlooked 5 video games throughout his very first two periods due to numerous slight injuries. In 2022, he was diagnosed along with 2 blasts as well as took a third smash hit to his head that ultimately resulted in the NFL altering its blast procedure. He failed to overlook a game during the 2023 time, however, and got a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to temporarily considering retirement after discussions with his household. In the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he cleared up that it was actually mainly his mommy that asked him to rethink his playing profession. Ultimately, he decided versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to discover just how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The training appeared to help as he played in all of Miami's activities last time, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an effort to be much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to teammates in the locker area and remains in great feelings after experiencing a trauma. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he need to crystal clear in blast procedure? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undergo comprehensive screening and examination just before they choose exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a group's physician accepting a private neurological professional that a gamer can properly play once more. The initial step of the process is actually rest and also recovery "till his symptoms and signs and neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline condition." The next measure is actually sunny aerobic workout, followed by ongoing cardio exercise and introduction of stamina training. A player can return to regulation football tasks in the 4th action of the method, every one of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate action is actually complete clearance, once the medical professional and also neurological consultant acknowledge the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign yet another player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next full week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to begin. Thompson began 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their practice team. There are free agent options offered should Miami decide to generate an additional quarterback, notably the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami will instantly produce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could possibly add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to overlook opportunity.