.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE award for breaking headlines as well as the South Carolina Media Association award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the third one-fourth after a play through which he clambered up the center for an initially down as well as reduced his shoulder to initiate contact with Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately entered a fencing reaction, a condition made use of to illustrate an individual's arms entering an unnatural position. Dolphins clinical instructors addressed him for several moments as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the field and also into the team's storage locker room under his very own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their following activity versus the Seat Seahawks however could rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of how he progresses with the league's concussion method. A stint on the damaged reservoir may be another option considering his personal injury record." At the moment, [it] is more about acquiring a proper procedural assessment as well as taking it eventually at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The furthest point coming from my mind is what is the timetable. We simply require to assess as well as simply worry about my ally. ... Our experts'll obtain more details [Friday] and afterwards take it daily from there." Below are four vital concerns complying with Tagovailoa's most current trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate time at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and also bone fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip socket midway through the time. He was additionally identified with a trauma as well as defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but overlooked 5 video games in the course of his very first two seasons as a result of several slight personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected with two blasts and took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably brought about the NFL changing its blast protocol. He didn't miss out on a game during the 2023 season, having said that, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while looking at retirement after chats along with his loved ones. In the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he clarified that it was actually largely his mother that inquired him to rethink his participating in occupation. Eventually, he chose against it and also devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out exactly how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to aid as he played with all of Miami's video games final time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to teammates in the storage locker area and also is in good feelings after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the area, what difficulties will he must very clear in concussion process? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa is going to undertake complete testing as well as evaluation before they decide exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step method that culminates in a crew's doctor concurring with an independent neurological expert that a player may safely and securely play once more. The first step of the method is actually rest and also recuperation "until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic examination" come back to "baseline condition." The upcoming measure is actually sunny cardio exercise, complied with by continuous cardiovascular physical exercise and introduction of strength training. A gamer may return to regulation football tasks in the fourth step of the protocol, all of which are noncontact. The last action is total authorization, the moment the medical professional as well as nerve specialist agree the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to start. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their method squad. There are actually freelance choices available should Miami decide to introduce another quarterback, notably the staff's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will right away produce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it can add intensity if Tagovailoa is required to miss out on opportunity.