.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE award for breaking updates and the South Carolina Press Affiliation award for company creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third detected concussion of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he scurried up the middle for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to trigger contact with Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made challenging exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback quickly entered a fencing reaction, a phrase used to describe an individual's upper arms going into a strange position. Dolphins medical coaches addressed him for several mins as players knelt around him. He was actually ultimately capable to stroll off the field as well as in to the crew's storage locker room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their following activity against the Seat Seahawks yet could rule out Tagovailoa, despite how he advances through the organization's blast process. A job on the injured reservoir may be yet another probability considering his accident background." At the moment, [it] is much more about obtaining a proper step-by-step analysis and also taking it someday at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel mentioned after the game. "The furthest factor from my thoughts is what is the timetable. We just require to review and only worry about my teammate. ... We'll receive more info [Friday] and then take it day after day from certainly there." Here are four vital questions following Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury past? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his final season at Alabama but experienced a hip disconnection and crack of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the period. He was additionally identified with a trauma as well as faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated on time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however missed 5 activities throughout his 1st two times due to different small accidents. In 2022, he was actually identified with two blasts as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that ultimately resulted in the NFL affecting its concussion protocol. He failed to overlook a game during the 2023 season, however, and made a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while considering retired life after conversations along with his family. Throughout an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was mostly his mommy who inquired him to reevaluate his playing occupation. Essentially, he determined against it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to discover just how to fall without hitting his head on the ground. The training appeared to help as he played in every of Miami's video games last season, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an effort to be extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with teammates in the locker space as well as is in excellent spirits after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to go back to the industry, what obstacles will he need to crystal clear in blast method? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to go through detailed screening as well as assessment before they choose just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step method that culminates in a group's medical professional accepting an independent neurological expert that a gamer may properly play again. The 1st step of the procedure is actually rest and recuperation "up until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic assessment" come back to "baseline standing." The next action is sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, complied with by continuing cardiovascular exercise and intro of stamina training. A player can easily come back to regulation football activities in the fourth measure of the procedure, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate step is full clearance, the moment the doctor and nerve specialist concur the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign an additional player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their technique team. There are actually freelance alternatives on call ought to Miami make a decision to introduce one more quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not dedicate to the option of participating in without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami will quickly produce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss time.