.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE award for beating updates and the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for company creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third identified trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the activity in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scurried up the middle for a first down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced challenging exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback right away entered into a securing feedback, a term utilized to describe an individual's upper arms entering into a strange position. Dolphins medical coaches attended to him for a number of moments as players knelt around him. He was ultimately able to stroll off the area and in to the team's closet area under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their upcoming video game versus the Seat Seahawks yet might eliminate Tagovailoa, irrespective of just how he progresses by means of the organization's blast protocol. A stint on the hurt reserve may be yet another opportunity considering his injury background." Right now, [it] is actually more regarding getting an effective step-by-step examination as well as taking it 1 day at once," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel mentioned after the video game. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. We just need to have to analyze and also only worry about my teammate. ... Our experts'll obtain even more information [Friday] and afterwards take it day by day from certainly there." Below are actually four crucial inquiries following Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his ultimate time at Alabama however went through a hip misplacement and fracture of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway with the period. He was actually also diagnosed along with a concussion and also busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to play for the Dolphins as a newbie however skipped five video games during his first 2 seasons due to a variety of slight injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified with pair of concussions and took a third hit to his head that inevitably led to the NFL modifying its own blast process. He really did not miss an activity during the 2023 time, however, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand agreement extension in July. What possibilities performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly looking at retirement life after chats with his household. Throughout a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was primarily his mom that inquired him to rethink his participating in job. Eventually, he made a decision versus it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know exactly how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training appeared to assist as he played in all of Miami's games final period, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to become even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the storage locker room and resides in good sens after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa wants to go back to the area, what difficulties will he need to very clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will undergo comprehensive screening and evaluation before they choose exactly how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step process that finishes in a staff's doctor concurring with a private nerve specialist that a player may properly play once more. The initial step of the process is actually remainder as well as recovery "until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline status." The next measure is actually sunny aerobic exercise, adhered to by ongoing cardiovascular workout as well as introduction of durability instruction. A gamer may go back to football activities in the 4th action of the method, all of which are noncontact. The last measure is actually complete authorization, as soon as the medical doctor and nerve professional agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign an additional player? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to begin. Thompson began 3 games as a novice in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their strategy team. There are actually free agent alternatives offered must Miami make a decision to introduce yet another quarterback, particularly the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami would quickly bring in yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is required to skip time.