.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Viewer won the APSE honor for breaking updates and also the South Carolina Media Organization honor for company creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd detected trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down and reduced his shoulder to launch exchange Costs safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear made tough contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered a fencing feedback, a condition utilized to illustrate a person's upper arms entering an abnormal setting. Dolphins health care personal trainers addressed him for numerous moments as gamers stoop around him. He was actually essentially able to stroll off the area and also into the team's closet area under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming activity versus the Seattle Seahawks but could dismiss Tagovailoa, despite just how he advances via the organization's blast method. An assignment on the wounded reservoir may be an additional option considering his trauma past history." Now, [it] is actually more about getting an appropriate step-by-step evaluation as well as taking it someday at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel mentioned after the game. "The farthest thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our company just need to review as well as simply worry about my teammate. ... Our company'll receive more info [Friday] and afterwards take it daily coming from there." Right here are actually 4 key questions complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury record? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his last season at Alabama however went through a hip dislocation and bone fracture of the back wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the season. He was additionally detected with a blast as well as defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated over time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed out on 5 video games in the course of his very first 2 periods because of numerous minor accidents. In 2022, he was diagnosed with two concussions as well as took a third hit to his scalp that ultimately led to the NFL modifying its blast procedure. He didn't miss an activity in the course of the 2023 time, having said that, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million agreement extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily thinking about retirement life after chats with his loved ones. In the course of a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was actually primarily his mommy that asked him to reexamine his playing career. Ultimately, he made a decision versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out exactly how to drop without striking his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in all of Miami's activities last season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with allies in the storage locker room and also resides in really good sens after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa wants to go back to the industry, what obstacles will he have to crystal clear in blast process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will undertake detailed testing and evaluation prior to they determine how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's doctor concurring with a private neurological professional that a player can safely and securely play once again. The 1st step of the protocol is actually remainder and also rehabilitation "up until his symptoms and also neurologic examination" come back to "baseline status." The following step is actually light cardiovascular workout, followed through continuous cardiovascular exercise as well as overview of durability training. A player can easily come back to soccer tasks in the fourth step of the protocol, each one of which are noncontact. The final step is full authorization, once the medical doctor and also nerve specialist agree the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson started 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their technique team. There are freelance alternatives on call should Miami choose to introduce an additional quarterback, notably the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami will immediately bring in an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to miss opportunity.