.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Observer won the APSE award for beating updates and also the South Carolina Press Organization award for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a first down and decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make challenging exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered into a fencing reaction, a term utilized to illustrate a person's upper arms entering into an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical trainers addressed him for many mins as gamers knelt around him. He was actually essentially capable to walk off the industry and also in to the group's storage locker space under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their following video game against the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, despite just how he advances with the game's concussion protocol. An assignment on the hurt reserve can be an additional possibility considering his personal injury record." At this moment, [it] is actually even more concerning getting a proper procedural examination and taking it one day each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel mentioned after the game. "The farthest trait coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our team just need to have to examine and just worry about my colleague. ... We'll get even more info [Friday] and after that take it daily from there." Below are actually 4 vital inquiries observing Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was a candidate to be decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate period at Alabama yet suffered a hip misplacement as well as crack of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway through the time. He was actually likewise detected with a blast as well as faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered over time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie but overlooked 5 video games during his very first pair of periods because of a variety of slight traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed with pair of concussions and took a third hit to his head that essentially brought about the NFL changing its concussion protocol. He didn't overlook a video game during the 2023 season, nevertheless, and also gained a four-year, $212.1 million deal expansion in July. What options performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily thinking about retirement after conversations along with his loved ones. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he clarified that it was predominantly his mother who inquired him to reconsider his participating in profession. Eventually, he made a decision versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out exactly how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in every of Miami's video games final time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 pounds in an effort to be much more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to teammates in the closet area and remains in really good sens after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa wants to come back to the field, what hurdles will he have to very clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will go through thorough screening and analysis before they make a decision exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that culminates in a group's medical doctor concurring with an individual neurological expert that a player may carefully participate in again. The first step of the process is actually remainder and also recuperation "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination" return to "baseline status." The next action is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, adhered to through continuous aerobic workout as well as introduction of toughness training. A gamer can easily go back to regulation football tasks in the fourth step of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The last action is total authorization, once the medical professional and also neurological expert agree the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to start. Thompson began three activities as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their method squad. There are actually free agent alternatives readily available need to Miami determine to introduce one more quarterback, significantly the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami will right away bring in one more quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could include depth if Tagovailoa is compelled to miss opportunity.