.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for beating information and also the South Carolina Media Organization award for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third detected trauma of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the activity in the third one-fourth after a play through which he scrambled up the middle for a to begin with down as well as lowered his shoulder to trigger exposure to Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered into a fencing action, a term made use of to describe a person's upper arms entering an abnormal placement. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many moments as gamers stoop around him. He was eventually capable to stroll off the industry and also in to the crew's locker area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days up until their upcoming activity versus the Seattle Seahawks yet can eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he advances by means of the organization's blast method. A job on the injured reserve can be another probability considering his injury record." Right now, [it] is actually extra concerning receiving an appropriate step-by-step analysis and taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The outermost factor from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. We just need to have to assess and also simply stress over my teammate. ... Our experts'll acquire more info [Friday] and after that take it day by day from there certainly." Below are actually four key concerns following Tagovailoa's latest concussion. What is Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was a candidate to be chosen as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his final period at Alabama however suffered a hip disconnection and crack of the back wall of his hip socket midway with the period. He was also diagnosed with a blast and broken nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered on time to bet the Dolphins as a novice yet overlooked five video games in the course of his 1st two times due to different slight accidents. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with pair of concussions and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that inevitably triggered the NFL changing its blast procedure. He failed to miss out on a game throughout the 2023 season, nevertheless, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while considering retired life after conversations along with his family members. During the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was actually largely his mommy who inquired him to reassess his playing career. Ultimately, he made a decision against it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know just how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to assist as he played in each of Miami's video games last season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with teammates in the locker space and also resides in great spirits after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the area, what obstacles will he need to crystal clear in blast process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa is going to go through comprehensive testing as well as assessment just before they determine exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step method that culminates in a crew's medical doctor accepting an independent neurological consultant that a player can safely and securely play again. The initial step of the protocol is actually remainder as well as recuperation "until his signs and symptoms and neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming action is sunny cardiovascular workout, followed by ongoing cardiovascular workout and intro of toughness instruction. A gamer can easily return to football tasks in the 4th measure of the process, all of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate step is actually full authorization, when the medical professional and also neurological expert concur the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in next full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in product line to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their practice team. There are actually freelance alternatives available ought to Miami make a decision to generate another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet shared the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will quickly generate yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it could add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to overlook opportunity.