.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Viewer gained the APSE award for beating information and the South Carolina Media Organization honor for business writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd detected blast of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he clambered up the center for a first down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger contact with Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make tough exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away entered into a securing action, a phrase utilized to define an individual's upper arms going into a strange placement. Dolphins medical trainers addressed him for several moments as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the field and also right into the group's storage locker room under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming activity versus the Seattle Seahawks yet can dismiss Tagovailoa, regardless of how he progresses via the game's blast procedure. A job on the injured reservoir might be one more opportunity considering his trauma record." At this moment, [it] is actually even more about receiving a proper step-by-step examination and taking it eventually at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel mentioned after the game. "The outermost trait coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our team only require to review and also only worry about my colleague. ... Our team'll get even more info [Friday] and afterwards take it daily coming from certainly there." Listed below are four crucial questions following Tagovailoa's most recent blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was a prospect to become selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his ultimate time at Alabama yet went through a hip dislocation and also bone fracture of the posterior wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the season. He was actually likewise diagnosed with a blast and defective nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped eventually to bet the Dolphins as a rookie yet missed out on five video games in the course of his very first 2 times as a result of numerous slight accidents. In 2022, he was detected along with 2 traumas as well as took a 3rd favorite to his scalp that ultimately resulted in the NFL modifying its own blast process. He really did not miss an activity during the 2023 time, nonetheless, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What options performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to temporarily thinking about retired life after talks along with his family. During an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was predominantly his mom that inquired him to reevaluate his participating in profession. Inevitably, he determined versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to learn how to fall without reaching his directly the ground. The training seemed to aid as he played with all of Miami's activities last period, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with colleagues in the closet area and also resides in excellent spirits after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the field, what difficulties will he need to crystal clear in concussion procedure? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will go through complete testing as well as examination prior to they choose exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step method that culminates in a group's medical professional concurring with an individual nerve professional that a player may safely and securely play once more. The very first step of the protocol is actually rest and healing "up until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic exam" come back to "baseline condition." The following measure is actually light aerobic physical exercise, complied with through continuing cardio physical exercise as well as introduction of durability instruction. A player may come back to football tasks in the 4th action of the method, every one of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is complete approval, as soon as the medical doctor as well as nerve specialist concur the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize one more gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their strategy team. There are free agent choices offered need to Miami make a decision to generate another quarterback, significantly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa but showed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami would immediately produce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it can add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually required to skip opportunity.