.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Onlooker won the APSE honor for beating information as well as the South Carolina Media Organization award for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third identified blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a first down and lowered his shoulder to trigger exposure to Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet made hard contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly went into a securing feedback, a condition made use of to illustrate an individual's arms going into a strange setting. Dolphins medical instructors addressed him for numerous moments as gamers knelt around him. He was eventually able to walk off the field as well as right into the staff's closet space under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their next video game versus the Seattle Seahawks yet can eliminate Tagovailoa, irrespective of exactly how he advances via the game's blast method. A stint on the damaged reserve could be one more option considering his injury history." Today, [it] is actually even more about getting a proper step-by-step assessment and taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The furthest trait from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts only require to review as well as just stress over my ally. ... We'll acquire even more details [Friday] and then take it day after day from there certainly." Right here are actually four key inquiries observing Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury past? Tagovailoa was a candidate to be picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his final season at Alabama yet went through a hip dislocation as well as crack of the rear end wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was likewise identified along with a trauma as well as busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie but missed out on five activities in the course of his initial pair of seasons because of a variety of minor accidents. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed along with 2 concussions and also took a 3rd favorite to his head that eventually caused the NFL altering its blast method. He failed to miss a game throughout the 2023 season, nevertheless, and also made a four-year, $212.1 thousand contract extension in July. What possibilities did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly looking at retired life after talks with his family. In the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he clarified that it was mostly his mommy who asked him to rethink his participating in job. Inevitably, he chose versus it and also invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out how to fall without attacking his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to assist as he played with all of Miami's games last season, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an effort to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the locker space and also remains in excellent feelings after experiencing a concussion. If Tagovailoa wishes to return to the field, what obstacles will he need to very clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa will go through thorough testing and assessment just before they make a decision how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step process that finishes in a group's medical professional accepting an independent neurological consultant that a gamer can carefully participate in once more. The very first step of the protocol is rest as well as healing "up until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic exam" come back to "baseline standing." The next measure is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, followed by continuous cardio workout as well as overview of stamina training. A gamer can easily go back to soccer tasks in the fourth measure of the process, each of which are noncontact. The ultimate action is complete clearance, the moment the physician and nerve specialist agree the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is actually signed to their practice team. There are actually freelance options available ought to Miami choose to bring in one more quarterback, significantly the team's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not dedicate to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa however shared the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami will right away produce an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it can incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss time.