.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter covering the Buffalo Expenses, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Onlooker succeeded the APSE honor for beating headlines and also the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the activity in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for an initially down and lowered his shoulder to start contact with Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced hard exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback right away entered a fencing response, a term made use of to describe a person's upper arms going into an abnormal position. Dolphins clinical coaches took care of him for several moments as gamers stoop around him. He was ultimately capable to walk off the industry and also right into the group's closet area under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times up until their following activity versus the Seat Seahawks but could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he advances through the game's trauma process. An assignment on the hurt reserve could be one more possibility considering his injury past." Today, [it] is much more concerning getting a correct step-by-step examination and taking it eventually each time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after the video game. "The outermost thing coming from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our company only need to have to examine and simply stress over my ally. ... Our experts'll obtain more information [Friday] and then take it each day from certainly there." Here are actually four essential concerns observing Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his ultimate season at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was actually likewise diagnosed along with a blast as well as defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a rookie but skipped 5 games during his very first pair of periods because of different minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was identified with 2 concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his scalp that inevitably resulted in the NFL modifying its trauma process. He really did not miss a game during the course of the 2023 period, however, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What choices did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily looking at retirement after conversations along with his family. During an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was primarily his mama who asked him to reconsider his playing job. Essentially, he decided versus it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training appeared to help as he played in every of Miami's activities final time, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an attempt to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the locker space and also remains in great feelings after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the area, what hurdles will he have to clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to undertake in depth testing as well as assessment prior to they make a decision how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that finishes in a group's medical doctor concurring with a private nerve expert that a player may safely participate in once more. The 1st step of the process is rest as well as rehabilitation "till his signs and symptoms and neurologic assessment" go back to "baseline status." The upcoming action is actually light cardiovascular exercise, complied with by continuing aerobic workout and overview of toughness instruction. A gamer can go back to soccer tasks in the fourth step of the procedure, all of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate step is actually total approval, once the medical professional and also nerve professional concur the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in next full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to start. Thompson began three activities as a novice in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their practice squad. There are freelance alternatives available should Miami make a decision to produce yet another quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa but shared the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami would immediately bring in one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly include intensity if Tagovailoa is compelled to overlook opportunity.