.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Expenses, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking updates as well as the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third detected blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he scurried up the center for an initially down and reduced his shoulder to initiate exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made tough exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered a securing feedback, a condition made use of to define a person's arms going into an unnatural placement. Dolphins clinical trainers attended to him for numerous minutes as players knelt around him. He was eventually able to walk off the field and also in to the group's locker area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their following video game against the Seat Seahawks however could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he advances through the game's blast process. An assignment on the hurt reserve can be yet another probability considering his trauma past." Immediately, [it] is more about receiving an effective step-by-step examination and taking it one day each time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the video game. "The farthest point coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our company just need to have to evaluate and also just stress over my colleague. ... Our company'll get even more relevant information [Friday] and after that take it each day from certainly there." Here are 4 key questions adhering to Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's trauma past? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate period at Alabama yet went through a hip disconnection as well as fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip outlet midway with the season. He was additionally detected along with a blast and defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a rookie however missed out on 5 games during the course of his initial pair of times because of various small accidents. In 2022, he was diagnosed with two traumas and took a third hit to his scalp that essentially brought about the NFL affecting its own concussion process. He didn't miss an activity throughout the 2023 period, nonetheless, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What alternatives performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily thinking about retirement after conversations with his loved ones. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he clarified that it was mostly his mama who asked him to reexamine his playing profession. Essentially, he chose versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to discover how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to assist as he played in every of Miami's games last period, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to allies in the locker room and also remains in excellent feelings after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to go back to the area, what obstacles will he need to clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely undergo detailed screening and evaluation before they make a decision just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step process that finishes in a team's doctor concurring with a private nerve professional that a gamer can securely play once more. The initial step of the method is rest as well as recuperation "until his symptoms and signs and neurologic exam" come back to "baseline condition." The upcoming action is actually sunny cardio workout, complied with by ongoing aerobic physical exercise and overview of strength training. A player may go back to football tasks in the fourth action of the process, every one of which are noncontact. The final step is full authorization, the moment the doctor and nerve professional acknowledge the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to start. Thompson began 3 games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their strategy squad. There are actually free agent alternatives on call need to Miami choose to introduce another quarterback, notably the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not devote to the option of playing without Tagovailoa yet shared the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will quickly introduce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it can include depth if Tagovailoa is required to overlook opportunity.