.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for beating news and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the third quarter after a play through which he scurried up the center for a to begin with down and also decreased his shoulder to launch exposure to Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet made tough exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback quickly went into a fencing feedback, a condition used to define a person's upper arms entering into an abnormal setting. Dolphins medical instructors attended to him for a number of moments as players knelt around him. He was actually essentially capable to stroll off the field and also into the group's closet room under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times up until their following game versus the Seattle Seahawks however could rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of just how he progresses by means of the game's trauma process. A stint on the harmed reserve could be yet another opportunity considering his accident past history." At the moment, [it] is actually much more regarding getting a proper procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The outermost point from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts only need to review as well as just fret about my colleague. ... Our company'll get more relevant information [Friday] and after that take it day after day from there certainly." Below are actually 4 vital concerns observing Tagovailoa's newest blast. What is Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his ultimate period at Alabama but experienced a hip disconnection and also fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was also identified with a blast and damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet skipped five video games during his 1st two times due to numerous slight accidents. In 2022, he was actually detected along with 2 traumas as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that ultimately led to the NFL altering its own trauma method. He really did not skip an activity throughout the 2023 time, having said that, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa admitted to quickly looking at retirement life after chats along with his family. In the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he cleared up that it was actually mainly his mother who asked him to reconsider his playing job. Eventually, he made a decision versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to find out how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's video games last time, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was talking to teammates in the storage locker room as well as resides in great spirits after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa wishes to go back to the area, what difficulties will he must very clear in concussion process? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa is going to go through thorough screening and also analysis prior to they decide how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step method that culminates in a crew's medical professional accepting a private neurological consultant that a gamer may safely and securely participate in once more. The initial step of the procedure is actually remainder and also rehabilitation "till his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination" go back to "baseline standing." The next action is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, complied with by continuous aerobic exercise as well as introduction of strength instruction. A gamer can come back to regulation football tasks in the 4th action of the procedure, all of which are noncontact. The final measure is full authorization, once the medical professional and also neurological specialist acknowledge the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to start. Thompson began 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their method squad. There are actually freelance options on call must Miami make a decision to produce another quarterback, significantly the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa however conveyed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will right away introduce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to skip opportunity.