.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Viewer won the APSE honor for breaking information as well as the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected blast of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the game in the third one-fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to launch exposure to Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly entered into a securing action, a term utilized to define an individual's upper arms entering an unnatural posture. Dolphins medical instructors attended to him for a number of mins as players knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to stroll off the industry and in to the crew's closet space under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their next activity versus the Seat Seahawks yet might dismiss Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he proceeds via the league's trauma process. An assignment on the hurt reservoir can be yet another opportunity considering his trauma background." Right now, [it] is actually much more concerning acquiring an appropriate procedural assessment and taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel stated after the game. "The furthest point coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our team simply need to have to assess and also only think about my ally. ... Our team'll get even more information [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday from there certainly." Here are actually four key questions observing Tagovailoa's most recent trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his last period at Alabama however went through a hip disconnection as well as fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the time. He was actually likewise identified along with a concussion as well as defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recovered over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie but missed five games during the course of his very first two seasons as a result of a variety of small personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected along with 2 traumas and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that essentially caused the NFL modifying its own blast method. He failed to skip a video game during the 2023 time, nonetheless, and also gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What options did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while taking into consideration retired life after discussions along with his family members. During a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he made clear that it was actually mainly his mom who inquired him to reassess his participating in career. Ultimately, he chose against it and also spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to discover exactly how to fall without reaching his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to be to help as he played in all of Miami's video games final season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he shed 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with teammates in the closet room and resides in really good feelings after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the area, what hurdles will he must very clear in blast method? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will go through detailed screening and assessment before they choose exactly how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that culminates in a group's medical professional accepting an independent nerve specialist that a player can safely play once more. The 1st step of the procedure is actually rest as well as healing "up until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic examination" return to "baseline standing." The next action is actually sunny aerobic exercise, observed through continued aerobic exercise and also introduction of durability training. A gamer may return to soccer activities in the 4th measure of the protocol, each of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is actually full approval, as soon as the medical doctor and also nerve professional concur the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize one more player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in upcoming full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in collection to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is signed to their technique squad. There are actually free agent options offered need to Miami decide to produce one more quarterback, notably the group's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami would instantly generate an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it could possibly incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is compelled to overlook time.