.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 grass Bills, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Observer won the APSE honor for breaking headlines as well as the South Carolina Media Association honor for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd diagnosed trauma of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the activity in the third one-fourth after a play through which he clambered up the center for an initially down and also lowered his shoulder to launch contact with Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made challenging exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately went into a fencing action, a term used to define an individual's arms going into a strange placement. Dolphins health care trainers addressed him for a number of moments as players stoop around him. He was actually eventually capable to walk off the industry and right into the crew's storage locker space under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days up until their upcoming activity versus the Seat Seahawks yet might rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of how he advances by means of the league's blast procedure. A job on the wounded reserve might be another opportunity considering his personal injury history." Now, [it] is even more regarding getting an appropriate step-by-step evaluation as well as taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The farthest point from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts merely require to evaluate as well as simply bother with my colleague. ... Our company'll obtain additional relevant information [Friday] and then take it everyday from there." Listed here are 4 essential concerns observing Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident record? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his final period at Alabama but experienced a hip disconnection as well as fracture of the posterior wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the season. He was additionally identified with a trauma and also faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back on time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but skipped 5 games in the course of his first two periods due to a variety of minor accidents. In 2022, he was actually detected with two blasts and took a 3rd smash hit to his scalp that ultimately led to the NFL changing its blast method. He failed to skip a game during the course of the 2023 period, nonetheless, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal expansion in July. What options performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly thinking about retired life after conversations with his family members. Throughout an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he cleared up that it was actually mainly his mama that inquired him to reconsider his playing occupation. Ultimately, he made a decision against it and also spent the 2023 offseason expanding and training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to find out exactly how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to assist as he played in each of Miami's games final season, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was talking with colleagues in the closet room and resides in really good feelings after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to come back to the field, what difficulties will he must crystal clear in blast process? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undergo detailed screening and examination prior to they make a decision just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a group's medical professional accepting a private nerve specialist that a player can safely and securely play again. The first step of the method is actually rest and also healing "until his symptoms and neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline condition." The next step is light aerobic physical exercise, followed through ongoing cardiovascular exercise as well as overview of durability training. A gamer can easily come back to soccer activities in the fourth action of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is complete approval, the moment the medical doctor as well as nerve consultant agree the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to start. Thompson began 3 games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their strategy team. There are freelance alternatives readily available need to Miami determine to bring in an additional quarterback, particularly the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not devote to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa however showed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami would quickly bring in an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it might include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to overlook time.