.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Onlooker gained the APSE honor for breaking news and the South Carolina Media Organization award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected blast of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. 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 as well as reduced his shoulder to launch exchange Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made hard exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback right away entered into a securing reaction, a condition made use of to define a person's upper arms entering into an unnatural setting. Dolphins clinical personal trainers addressed him for numerous minutes as players knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the field and also right into the team's closet area under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their next game versus the Seattle Seahawks however could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of just how he proceeds via the organization's blast protocol. An assignment on the harmed reserve can be another option considering his injury background." Today, [it] is actually much more about obtaining an effective procedural examination as well as taking it someday each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The furthest thing coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our company just need to assess and also only bother with my colleague. ... Our company'll acquire additional info [Friday] and then take it day after day coming from there certainly." Below are four essential concerns observing Tagovailoa's latest concussion. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his final time at Alabama but went through a hip dislocation and bone fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway through the time. He was likewise diagnosed with a trauma as well as damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered on time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however skipped five activities during the course of his 1st pair of times because of a variety of minor traumas. In 2022, he was identified along with two traumas and also took a third hit to his scalp that ultimately brought about the NFL modifying its blast protocol. He failed to miss out on an activity in the course of the 2023 season, having said that, and got a four-year, $212.1 million agreement extension in July. What choices did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily looking at retirement after chats along with his family. During the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he made clear that it was largely his mom who inquired him to reevaluate his playing career. Essentially, he determined versus it as well as spent the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn just how to fall without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played in all of Miami's video games last season, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an attempt to become more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with colleagues in the locker room as well as is in great feelings after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the industry, what obstacles will he need to very clear in blast process? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will undergo detailed screening and assessment just before they choose exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step process that finishes in a staff's medical professional accepting a private nerve expert that a gamer may safely and securely participate in once again. The 1st step of the process is rest and healing "up until his symptoms as well as neurologic examination" return to "baseline standing." The following measure is actually light cardiovascular workout, adhered to by continued aerobic workout and also overview of stamina instruction. A player may go back to football activities in the 4th step of the process, all of which are noncontact. The final step is full clearance, when the physician and neurological professional acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in product line to begin. Thompson began three activities as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method team. There are freelance options accessible ought to Miami make a decision to generate one more quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will promptly generate yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it might incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to miss opportunity.