.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Onlooker won the APSE honor for beating news and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the game in the third fourth after a play through which he clambered up the center for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to initiate contact with Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created tough contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback right away entered a securing reaction, a condition made use of to illustrate a person's arms entering an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical instructors addressed him for many moments as players knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to stroll off the industry as well as in to the staff's storage locker area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their following video game against the Seattle Seahawks yet could rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of just how he progresses with the game's concussion procedure. An assignment on the injured reservoir may be an additional probability considering his accident past." At the moment, [it] is actually more about receiving a correct step-by-step evaluation as well as taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the video game. "The outermost factor coming from my mind is what is the timetable. Our team just need to assess and merely think about my ally. ... Our company'll acquire even more information [Friday] and then take it each day coming from there." Here are 4 essential inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was a candidate to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his final season at Alabama however experienced a hip misplacement and crack of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the season. He was likewise identified with a concussion and damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a novice yet skipped five video games throughout his 1st 2 seasons as a result of various slight injuries. In 2022, he was identified along with 2 blasts and also took a third favorite to his scalp that essentially led to the NFL changing its blast protocol. He really did not miss out on a game during the course of the 2023 period, nonetheless, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal expansion in July. What possibilities carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while thinking about retirement after discussions along with his household. In the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was actually primarily his mommy that asked him to reassess his participating in profession. Ultimately, he decided against it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to find out how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The training appeared to aid as he played in all of Miami's games final time, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an initiative to be a lot more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with allies in the closet room as well as remains in good sens after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the area, what difficulties will he must crystal clear in blast procedure? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly undertake complete screening and examination just before they determine how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that winds up in a staff's doctor accepting an independent nerve consultant that a gamer can properly play once more. The initial step of the process is actually remainder and healing "till his signs and symptoms as well as neurologic exam" return to "baseline status." The upcoming step is actually light cardiovascular workout, adhered to by ongoing cardiovascular exercise and also introduction of strength training. A gamer may go back to football tasks in the 4th action of the method, every one of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is total authorization, the moment the medical professional and neurological expert acknowledge the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize another player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to begin. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method team. There are free agent alternatives available should Miami make a decision to generate an additional quarterback, notably the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa but conveyed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would immediately produce one more quarterback to start over Thompson, however it might include deepness if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to overlook opportunity.