.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Onlooker gained the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Organization honor for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third identified trauma of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the third quarter after a play in which he clambered up the middle for an initially down as well as lowered his shoulder to start contact with Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make difficult contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback immediately went into a securing action, a term made use of to explain an individual's arms entering an abnormal setting. Dolphins medical fitness instructors attended to him for a number of mins as gamers stoop around him. He was actually eventually capable to stroll off the industry as well as right into the group's closet space under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their next video game versus the Seattle Seahawks however could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he proceeds via the game's blast protocol. A job on the hurt reserve could be one more opportunity considering his trauma past." Now, [it] is much more about acquiring an effective step-by-step assessment and taking it someday at once," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The outermost trait coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts simply require to review and merely worry about my colleague. ... We'll get additional info [Friday] and then take it daily coming from certainly there." Listed below are four crucial concerns following Tagovailoa's newest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma past? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be chosen as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate time at Alabama however experienced a hip misplacement as well as fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the period. He was actually additionally detected along with a blast and defective nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to bet the Dolphins as a rookie yet skipped 5 activities during the course of his 1st 2 times as a result of numerous slight personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with two blasts and took a 3rd hit to his head that essentially caused the NFL affecting its own trauma process. He didn't miss out on an activity during the 2023 season, having said that, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement extension in July. What possibilities carried out Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily taking into consideration retirement life after talks with his household. Throughout a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mom that asked him to reexamine his playing career. Essentially, he decided against it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know just how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's games last time, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an effort to be extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to allies in the locker room as well as resides in good spirits after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa wants to go back to the area, what hurdles will he must clear in concussion method? McDaniel said Tagovailoa is going to undergo comprehensive testing and also examination just before they determine just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's medical professional accepting an individual nerve expert that a gamer can safely participate in again. The 1st step of the procedure is actually remainder as well as recovery "up until his symptoms and neurologic exam" return to "baseline condition." The following step is light cardiovascular exercise, observed through ongoing cardiovascular exercise and also intro of durability training. A player can easily come back to soccer tasks in the fourth action of the method, all of which are actually noncontact. The final step is actually full clearance, once the medical professional and also nerve professional acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming full week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to begin. Thompson started three activities as a novice in 2022, including a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their technique squad. There are actually free agent alternatives readily available ought to Miami make a decision to generate an additional quarterback, particularly the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not dedicate to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa but showed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would instantly produce another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it could possibly add depth if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to overlook time.