.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE honor for beating news and also the South Carolina Media Association award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the video game in the third quarter after a play through which he clambered up the center for an initially down as well as reduced his shoulder to start exchange Bills protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced tough exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered a securing feedback, a condition used to define an individual's upper arms entering into a strange posture. Dolphins clinical personal trainers took care of him for several minutes as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the industry and in to the group's storage locker area under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days up until their following game versus the Seat Seahawks yet can dismiss Tagovailoa, despite how he advances via the organization's trauma process. An assignment on the harmed reservoir may be an additional option considering his personal injury past history." Immediately, [it] is actually extra regarding acquiring an effective step-by-step evaluation and also taking it eventually at once," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The outermost thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our team only require to analyze and merely worry about my ally. ... Our team'll get more information [Friday] and after that take it everyday from there certainly." Listed here are actually 4 crucial concerns observing Tagovailoa's most current trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate period at Alabama yet endured a hip dislocation and also fracture of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway with the period. He was actually likewise diagnosed with a concussion as well as broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered over time to play for the Dolphins as a novice however overlooked five games throughout his initial two periods as a result of numerous small accidents. In 2022, he was actually detected with 2 concussions and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that inevitably triggered the NFL changing its blast process. He failed to overlook a game during the 2023 period, however, and earned a four-year, $212.1 million agreement expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to temporarily looking at retired life after discussions with his loved ones. Throughout an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was largely his mom who asked him to reevaluate his playing occupation. Eventually, he chose versus it and spent the 2023 offseason expanding and training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know just how to drop without striking his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played in all of Miami's activities final season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with teammates in the closet room as well as resides in really good sens after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to return to the industry, what difficulties will he need to crystal clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly undergo extensive testing and evaluation just before they decide exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step procedure that culminates in a team's physician concurring with an independent neurological consultant that a player may properly participate in once more. The 1st step of the process is actually remainder as well as rehabilitation "up until his symptoms and neurologic examination" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming step is actually light cardiovascular exercise, observed through ongoing cardiovascular workout as well as introduction of durability instruction. A gamer may come back to football tasks in the fourth step of the protocol, each of which are actually noncontact. The last measure is full clearance, once the medical doctor and also nerve specialist acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to start. Thompson started 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is signed to their practice squad. There are freelance alternatives accessible should Miami determine to produce yet another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will right away bring in one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it might add intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to skip time.