.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, just before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte nc Observer succeeded the APSE honor for beating news as well as the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the video game in the third quarter after a play in which he scrambled up the center for a first down and lowered his shoulder to trigger exposure to Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make tough exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately went into a fencing reaction, a term used to define a person's upper arms going into an abnormal setting. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors took care of him for numerous moments as players knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to walk off the field and also in to the staff's closet area under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming activity versus the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he progresses by means of the organization's trauma method. A job on the injured reserve may be another option considering his personal injury record." Today, [it] is a lot more concerning acquiring an appropriate procedural examination as well as taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel pointed out after the game. "The furthest point from my thoughts is what is the timetable. We simply require to evaluate as well as only bother with my ally. ... Our company'll acquire additional details [Friday] and then take it day by day from there." Listed below are actually 4 essential inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury record? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his final period at Alabama however suffered a hip dislocation as well as fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the period. He was likewise identified along with a concussion and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie yet overlooked five video games during the course of his first pair of seasons as a result of a variety of slight traumas. In 2022, he was identified along with two blasts as well as took a 3rd hit to his scalp that essentially resulted in the NFL modifying its blast process. He failed to miss out on an activity during the 2023 season, however, and got a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What options did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly thinking about retirement life after conversations along with his family. During the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was actually mainly his mom who inquired him to rethink his playing profession. Essentially, he chose against it and also spent the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to learn how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to aid as he played in each of Miami's games final season, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 extra pounds in an effort to be even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the closet area and remains in good feelings after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the field, what difficulties will he must clear in trauma method? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly undertake extensive testing and evaluation just before they determine exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a crew's medical doctor accepting an independent nerve specialist that a player may safely and securely play once again. The primary step of the procedure is remainder and also healing "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic assessment" go back to "baseline status." The next step is sunny cardiovascular workout, complied with through ongoing aerobic workout and overview of durability instruction. A player may go back to regulation football activities in the 4th action of the procedure, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last action is complete clearance, the moment the doctor and neurological expert acknowledge the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in following full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to begin. Thompson began three video games as a rookie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their strategy squad. There are freelance alternatives readily available ought to Miami make a decision to bring in an additional quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not dedicate to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would promptly generate an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, yet it can include deepness if Tagovailoa is required to skip opportunity.