.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE honor for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the middle for a first down and reduced his shoulder to launch exposure to Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created challenging exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback instantly entered into a securing action, a condition utilized to illustrate an individual's arms entering into an unnatural posture. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the area and also into the crew's storage locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their following video game against the Seattle Seahawks however can eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he progresses by means of the organization's concussion method. A stint on the damaged reservoir could be an additional option considering his personal injury record." Today, [it] is more about obtaining an effective procedural assessment and also taking it one day at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The farthest thing from my mind is what is actually the timeline. We only require to review and also only stress over my ally. ... We'll acquire additional information [Friday] and after that take it day after day coming from there." Listed below are actually four essential questions observing Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury record? Tagovailoa was a candidate to be decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his final season at Alabama however suffered a hip dislocation and fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the time. He was also diagnosed with a concussion and also broken nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie however skipped five video games in the course of his very first 2 times because of a variety of minor traumas. In 2022, he was identified along with 2 blasts and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that ultimately caused the NFL altering its own trauma protocol. He failed to miss out on a game during the 2023 period, nonetheless, as well as made a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly taking into consideration retired life after chats with his loved ones. Throughout a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he clarified that it was predominantly his mama who inquired him to reconsider his participating in career. Inevitably, he chose against it as well as invested the 2023 offseason expanding and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to discover just how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to aid as he played with all of Miami's video games last time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an attempt to become more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was talking with allies in the closet room as well as resides in great spirits after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the area, what hurdles will he have to crystal clear in concussion process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly undergo comprehensive testing and examination before they decide exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that culminates in a group's physician accepting a private neurological professional that a player may securely play once more. The 1st step of the procedure is rest and rehabilitation "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic assessment" come back to "baseline status." The next step is sunny cardiovascular workout, complied with by continuing cardiovascular physical exercise and also overview of strength training. A gamer may go back to soccer activities in the 4th step of the protocol, each of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate measure is actually total authorization, as soon as the doctor and nerve specialist concede the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to begin. Thompson began three video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is signed to their method team. There are actually free agent alternatives on call should Miami make a decision to generate an additional quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not devote to the option of participating in without Tagovailoa but showed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami would promptly introduce one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could add depth if Tagovailoa is obliged to miss out on time.