.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for beating headlines and the South Carolina Media Organization honor for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third diagnosed blast of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the activity in the third fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for a to begin with down as well as lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Costs safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created difficult exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately went into a securing reaction, a term made use of to explain a person's arms entering an abnormal position. Dolphins medical coaches took care of him for numerous minutes as players knelt around him. He was actually eventually able to stroll off the industry and also right into the crew's closet space under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their upcoming activity against the Seat Seahawks yet can eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter just how he advances by means of the league's trauma process. A stint on the wounded reservoir might be an additional opportunity considering his personal injury background." Today, [it] is actually more regarding getting a suitable procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The farthest factor from my mind is what is actually the timetable. We only need to have to examine as well as only stress over my teammate. ... We'll acquire additional relevant information [Friday] and after that take it everyday from there." Below are actually four essential questions adhering to Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his ultimate season at Alabama yet experienced a hip disconnection and also crack of the rear end wall surface of his hip outlet midway with the season. He was actually also identified with a blast and faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to play for the Dolphins as a novice yet skipped 5 games during his first 2 periods due to numerous minor injuries. In 2022, he was detected along with two traumas and took a 3rd favorite to his head that essentially caused the NFL altering its trauma process. He really did not miss an activity throughout the 2023 period, nonetheless, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to briefly taking into consideration retirement after chats with his loved ones. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he made clear that it was actually predominantly his mommy who asked him to rethink his participating in job. Ultimately, he determined versus it and devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to discover exactly how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to help as he played in each of Miami's games last period, including a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with allies in the storage locker space and also is in really good spirits after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the area, what hurdles will he have to very clear in trauma process? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will definitely undergo comprehensive screening as well as assessment prior to they determine exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a crew's medical doctor concurring with a private neurological specialist that a player can carefully play once more. The initial step of the protocol is rest and recovery "until his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination" go back to "baseline status." The following action is sunny cardio exercise, observed by continued cardio physical exercise as well as overview of durability instruction. A player can come back to soccer activities in the 4th action of the protocol, each of which are noncontact. The final step is actually total approval, once the physician and neurological consultant concede the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional player? If Tagovailoa can not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their practice squad. There are freelance possibilities accessible ought to Miami make a decision to generate yet another quarterback, particularly the staff's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not devote to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would instantly introduce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it can add depth if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to overlook opportunity.