.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Bills, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE award for breaking news and also the South Carolina Press Organization award for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third diagnosed blast of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he scrambled up the middle for a to begin with down as well as decreased his shoulder to initiate contact with Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced tough exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered a fencing action, a term used to describe a person's upper arms entering an unnatural position. Dolphins medical instructors addressed him for several minutes as gamers knelt around him. He was ultimately able to stroll off the field as well as into the group's closet room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their following video game against the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he advances via the organization's trauma protocol. A stint on the harmed reserve might be one more possibility considering his personal injury past." Immediately, [it] is actually even more regarding obtaining an effective step-by-step evaluation and taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the game. "The farthest point coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our experts simply require to evaluate as well as only stress over my teammate. ... Our team'll get even more information [Friday] and afterwards take it each day coming from certainly there." Listed here are four crucial questions following Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his final season at Alabama yet endured a hip disconnection as well as fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the period. He was actually additionally diagnosed with a concussion as well as busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however overlooked five games during the course of his initial pair of seasons as a result of a variety of slight injuries. In 2022, he was detected with 2 concussions and also took a third hit to his head that eventually led to the NFL changing its own trauma protocol. He didn't miss out on a game during the course of the 2023 period, having said that, and also got a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract expansion in July. What possibilities performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while taking into consideration retirement life after chats with his household. During the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was actually mostly his mommy who asked him to reevaluate his playing occupation. Eventually, he made a decision against it and spent the 2023 offseason expanding and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to find out just how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The training appeared to assist as he played with all of Miami's activities final season, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an effort to be much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with teammates in the locker area and also remains in excellent feelings after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa wishes to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he need to very clear in trauma method? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will definitely undergo thorough screening and also examination before they make a decision just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that finishes in a group's medical doctor accepting an independent nerve expert that a gamer may safely and securely play once more. The very first step of the process is actually rest as well as recuperation "until his symptoms as well as neurologic exam" go back to "baseline standing." The next measure is light cardiovascular workout, complied with by continued cardiovascular exercise as well as overview of strength instruction. A gamer can easily return to regulation football activities in the 4th action of the process, every one of which are noncontact. The final action is actually complete clearance, once the physician as well as nerve specialist concede the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize one more gamer? If Tagovailoa may certainly not play in upcoming week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to start. Thompson began 3 activities as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is authorized to their technique team. There are freelance options offered should Miami make a decision to bring in another quarterback, especially the staff's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami will quickly introduce one more quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it might include deepness if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss time.