.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for breaking updates and the South Carolina Media Association honor for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd detected concussion of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for a first down and also reduced his shoulder to trigger exchange Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make tough exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly went into a securing response, a phrase used to illustrate a person's upper arms entering a strange position. Dolphins medical personal trainers took care of him for many mins as players stoop around him. He was inevitably able to stroll off the industry and also in to the team's locker area under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their following activity against the Seattle Seahawks yet could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter how he progresses with the organization's trauma process. A job on the damaged reserve can be yet another possibility considering his personal injury background." At the moment, [it] is actually much more about getting a suitable step-by-step analysis and taking it eventually at once," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost trait coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our team just require to review and also simply worry about my teammate. ... Our team'll receive additional information [Friday] and afterwards take it day by day from there." Below are actually 4 vital concerns observing Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury past history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become picked as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his last season at Alabama yet experienced a hip disconnection as well as crack of the posterior wall surface of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was likewise identified along with a concussion and also damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to play for the Dolphins as a novice but skipped five video games throughout his first two times as a result of a variety of minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected with 2 blasts and took a third smash hit to his scalp that essentially caused the NFL affecting its trauma procedure. He really did not overlook a video game in the course of the 2023 time, nonetheless, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly considering retirement after chats with his family. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mother that inquired him to reassess his playing occupation. Ultimately, he decided versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to learn just how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played with all of Miami's games last season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the storage locker room and also resides in great spirits after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the industry, what obstacles will he need to crystal clear in concussion method? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undergo detailed testing as well as assessment before they choose just how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's doctor accepting an individual nerve consultant that a player can securely participate in again. The initial step of the procedure is actually remainder and also recuperation "until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic assessment" go back to "baseline standing." The next action is actually light aerobic exercise, adhered to by ongoing cardio workout as well as overview of toughness instruction. A player can easily come back to soccer tasks in the 4th step of the protocol, each one of which are noncontact. The final action is full approval, when the doctor and neurological consultant agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in upcoming full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their method team. There are free agent options on call should Miami make a decision to produce yet another quarterback, significantly the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not dedicate to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami will right away introduce yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to miss out on time.