.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Viewer succeeded the APSE honor for breaking information and also the South Carolina Media Association award for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for an initially down and also decreased his shoulder to trigger contact with Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced challenging exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback right away entered a securing reaction, a phrase used to illustrate an individual's arms entering an abnormal position. Dolphins medical personal trainers took care of him for a number of mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually ultimately capable to walk off the field and right into the group's storage locker space under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their following activity against the Seattle Seahawks but might rule out Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he advances by means of the league's trauma procedure. A stint on the hurt reservoir can be one more possibility considering his trauma past." Immediately, [it] is actually even more about receiving a correct procedural examination as well as taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost point coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts merely need to evaluate as well as just fret about my colleague. ... We'll obtain more info [Friday] and after that take it each day coming from certainly there." Here are actually four essential inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's most recent blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident background? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate time at Alabama but experienced a hip dislocation as well as bone fracture of the posterior wall of his hip socket midway via the time. He was actually also diagnosed along with a concussion as well as busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a rookie but overlooked 5 games during the course of his first two times as a result of a variety of minor traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed with 2 concussions and took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably resulted in the NFL modifying its own concussion procedure. He didn't miss out on an activity during the course of the 2023 period, however, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 million deal expansion in July. What options carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily looking at retirement after discussions along with his loved ones. During the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was primarily his mommy who asked him to reexamine his participating in career. Essentially, he determined against it and spent the 2023 offseason expanding and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know just how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training appeared to help as he played with all of Miami's video games final season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he shed 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to allies in the closet space and also is in really good sens after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa intends to return to the area, what difficulties will he need to clear in blast method? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa is going to undertake extensive testing as well as evaluation just before they choose just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step method that culminates in a team's medical doctor concurring with a private nerve professional that a gamer may safely and securely participate in again. The 1st step of the process is actually remainder as well as recovery "up until his symptoms and neurologic examination" go back to "baseline standing." The following step is actually sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, adhered to through continuous cardiovascular physical exercise and overview of strength training. A player can go back to football activities in the fourth measure of the procedure, each of which are actually noncontact. The last step is actually total authorization, once the medical doctor as well as nerve specialist concur the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in following full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to begin. Thompson began three games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their technique team. There are freelance choices on call need to Miami decide to bring in one more quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami will right away generate another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could possibly incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to skip opportunity.