.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte nc Viewer succeeded the APSE honor for breaking news as well as the South Carolina Press Association award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third identified trauma of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the game in the third quarter after a play through which he scurried up the center for a to begin with down and reduced his shoulder to start contact with Costs safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback right away entered into a fencing reaction, a condition made use of to define an individual's arms entering into an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical instructors took care of him for numerous minutes as players stoop around him. He was eventually able to stroll off the area and in to the team's storage locker space under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days up until their following game against the Seat Seahawks yet could rule out Tagovailoa, no matter how he proceeds via the game's trauma procedure. A stint on the wounded reserve might be another possibility considering his injury past." At this moment, [it] is more concerning acquiring a proper procedural evaluation and also taking it eventually at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is the timetable. Our experts merely require to evaluate and also only bother with my colleague. ... We'll acquire more relevant information [Friday] and then take it each day coming from there certainly." Listed here are actually four vital inquiries observing Tagovailoa's most recent blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his final time at Alabama however endured a hip misplacement as well as fracture of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway by means of the time. He was actually additionally diagnosed with a blast and damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but missed five activities during his 1st 2 seasons because of several slight accidents. In 2022, he was actually detected with 2 traumas and also took a 3rd favorite to his scalp that inevitably caused the NFL changing its trauma method. He really did not miss out on an activity during the course of the 2023 period, having said that, and also made a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What options performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa confessed to for a while looking at retirement after conversations along with his loved ones. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he cleared up that it was mostly his mommy who asked him to reconsider his participating in profession. Essentially, he made a decision against it and devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out just how to drop without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to aid as he played in each of Miami's video games last time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an effort to become a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to colleagues in the closet space and also is in good sens after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the area, what hurdles will he must crystal clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will certainly undergo thorough screening and also analysis just before they make a decision how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step process that culminates in a staff's doctor concurring with an independent nerve consultant that a player may properly play once again. The 1st step of the process is actually remainder as well as recuperation "till his symptoms as well as neurologic assessment" return to "baseline status." The upcoming measure is actually sunny aerobic physical exercise, adhered to through continued aerobic exercise as well as overview of toughness training. A player can easily go back to soccer tasks in the 4th measure of the method, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last step is full authorization, when the doctor and nerve professional agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign another player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice team. There are freelance alternatives available ought to Miami make a decision to introduce another quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa however revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami will promptly introduce one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it might incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually required to miss opportunity.