.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo grass Bills, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE honor for beating headlines as well as the South Carolina Press Organization award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the third quarter after a play through which he clambered up the middle for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to initiate exposure to Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made difficult exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback instantly entered a fencing reaction, a term made use of to explain an individual's arms entering a strange setting. Dolphins medical instructors attended to him for several minutes as gamers knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to stroll off the area and also right into the group's storage locker space under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their next activity against the Seattle Seahawks however might eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter how he advances via the league's trauma protocol. A stint on the wounded reservoir may be yet another option considering his accident history." At the moment, [it] is a lot more about obtaining a suitable step-by-step assessment and taking it one day at once," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The farthest thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts merely require to assess and also simply worry about my ally. ... Our experts'll receive additional information [Friday] and afterwards take it daily from there certainly." Below are 4 essential concerns adhering to Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was a prospect to be picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his last period at Alabama however went through a hip disconnection and also crack of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the season. He was actually likewise identified along with a trauma and also busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie yet skipped 5 video games during his 1st two periods because of a variety of minor injuries. In 2022, he was diagnosed along with 2 traumas and also took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably brought about the NFL changing its own concussion method. He really did not miss out on a game in the course of the 2023 period, however, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 million deal expansion in July. What choices did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily considering retirement life after discussions along with his family members. In the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was actually mostly his mother that asked him to rethink his playing job. Essentially, he determined versus it and also invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn exactly how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to assist as he played with all of Miami's video games final period, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an effort to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking with allies in the closet space and resides in excellent spirits after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the area, what difficulties will he have to very clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will undertake extensive screening and also evaluation prior to they choose just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step method that winds up in a staff's medical professional concurring with a private nerve specialist that a player can safely participate in again. The first step of the method is actually rest and recuperation "up until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic examination" come back to "baseline condition." The upcoming action is light aerobic workout, observed by continued cardiovascular physical exercise and also overview of stamina instruction. A player may go back to soccer activities in the fourth measure of the method, all of which are actually noncontact. The final action is complete clearance, once the doctor as well as nerve consultant acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to begin. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their strategy team. There are freelance possibilities accessible ought to Miami make a decision to bring in yet another quarterback, particularly the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not dedicate to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa but expressed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami would promptly produce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it can include deepness if Tagovailoa is actually required to skip opportunity.