.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker won the APSE honor for beating headlines and also the South Carolina Media Association award for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for a first down and also decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made challenging exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered a fencing response, a condition utilized to describe a person's upper arms entering into an abnormal position. Dolphins clinical instructors took care of him for many mins as players knelt around him. He was inevitably capable to stroll off the field and also in to the team's closet area under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their upcoming game versus the Seat Seahawks yet could eliminate Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he proceeds via the game's trauma process. A job on the hurt reservoir may be another possibility considering his personal injury past." Immediately, [it] is more concerning obtaining a proper procedural assessment and taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The furthest trait coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. We only need to review and merely stress over my colleague. ... Our experts'll receive more details [Friday] and afterwards take it daily from certainly there." Below are 4 key inquiries observing Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his last period at Alabama yet suffered a hip disconnection as well as crack of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway via the season. He was actually also identified along with a concussion and also damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped eventually to play for the Dolphins as a novice but missed out on 5 video games throughout his 1st 2 seasons due to numerous minor traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed along with pair of traumas and also took a third favorite to his head that inevitably resulted in the NFL affecting its own blast process. He failed to miss a game during the 2023 season, having said that, and also gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily looking at retirement life after talks along with his family. During a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he made clear that it was largely his mama that asked him to reexamine his participating in occupation. Essentially, he decided versus it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out just how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to assist as he played in every of Miami's activities last time, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he shed 14 extra pounds in an effort to become extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the locker space as well as resides in excellent feelings after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the area, what obstacles will he must crystal clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will go through detailed screening as well as assessment just before they make a decision just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step process that culminates in a group's doctor accepting a private neurological expert that a gamer may safely and securely participate in once again. The very first step of the protocol is rest as well as recuperation "up until his signs and symptoms as well as neurologic examination" come back to "baseline status." The next step is actually light cardio workout, observed by continuous aerobic workout and also overview of toughness instruction. A player can go back to football tasks in the 4th action of the method, all of which are noncontact. The final step is actually complete clearance, when the medical doctor and neurological specialist agree the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can not play in next week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to begin. Thompson started 3 activities as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their method squad. There are actually freelance alternatives available must Miami decide to generate one more quarterback, especially the group's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa however shared the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami will instantly introduce another quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could possibly incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is obliged to skip time.