.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo grass Bills, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE honor for beating information as well as the South Carolina Media Association honor for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed trauma of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play through which he rushed up the middle for an initially down and lowered his shoulder to initiate contact with Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make hard contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback quickly went into a fencing response, a term made use of to describe a person's arms entering into an abnormal setting. Dolphins medical coaches took care of him for many mins as gamers stoop around him. He was essentially able to walk off the field as well as right into the team's closet space under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their next video game versus the Seat Seahawks yet might dismiss Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he proceeds through the league's concussion process. An assignment on the harmed reserve may be another probability considering his injury background." Now, [it] is actually more concerning obtaining an appropriate step-by-step examination as well as taking it eventually at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The furthest point coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our experts merely require to evaluate and also merely bother with my teammate. ... Our experts'll obtain even more info [Friday] and after that take it day after day coming from certainly there." Right here are actually 4 essential concerns adhering to Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's trauma record? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his final period at Alabama yet endured a hip misplacement as well as crack of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the period. He was actually also identified with a blast and also faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped eventually to play for the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed out on 5 video games during his initial two seasons due to a variety of minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed along with two blasts as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that eventually resulted in the NFL altering its own concussion method. He failed to miss an activity throughout the 2023 season, however, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand agreement expansion in July. What options carried out Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while looking at retired life after conversations with his family members. During an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he clarified that it was largely his mom who inquired him to reexamine his playing job. Eventually, he decided versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to discover just how to drop without reaching his directly the ground. The training seemed to help as he played in every of Miami's games final period, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an initiative to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with colleagues in the locker space as well as remains in good spirits after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the field, what hurdles will he must very clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will definitely go through thorough screening as well as analysis prior to they make a decision just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that finishes in a team's medical doctor concurring with an independent neurological consultant that a player may properly play once again. The primary step of the method is actually rest as well as healing "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic exam" return to "baseline condition." The upcoming action is sunny cardiovascular exercise, followed through continued cardio workout and also introduction of stamina instruction. A gamer may go back to soccer activities in the 4th measure of the method, each of which are actually noncontact. The final measure is total clearance, the moment the physician as well as nerve specialist acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in following full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to start. Thompson started three activities as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their strategy team. There are actually free agent alternatives offered need to Miami make a decision to produce yet another quarterback, especially the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not devote to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami will quickly generate one more quarterback to start over Thompson, however it might include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss out on opportunity.