.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo Expenses, prior to switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE award for breaking news and also the South Carolina Press Organization honor for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third detected concussion of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the video game in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for a to begin with down and also reduced his shoulder to initiate exposure to Bills security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet created challenging exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback quickly entered a securing reaction, a condition made use of to describe a person's upper arms entering into an unnatural setting. Dolphins health care personal trainers addressed him for a number of moments as players stoop around him. He was eventually able to walk off the area as well as right into the staff's closet room under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their upcoming video game against the Seat Seahawks however can dismiss Tagovailoa, despite just how he progresses through the game's trauma procedure. An assignment on the harmed reserve might be an additional possibility considering his injury record." Right now, [it] is actually even more concerning receiving a suitable step-by-step evaluation and taking it someday each time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the video game. "The farthest thing from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts just need to review as well as just stress over my teammate. ... Our experts'll obtain even more details [Friday] and after that take it day by day from certainly there." Listed here are 4 vital questions complying with Tagovailoa's most recent trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury record? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his ultimate period at Alabama but went through a hip dislocation as well as fracture of the posterior wall of his hip socket midway with the period. He was also diagnosed with a concussion and also damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to play for the Dolphins as a novice however missed five games throughout his initial 2 seasons due to different minor traumas. In 2022, he was actually identified along with pair of concussions and also took a third smash hit to his scalp that ultimately caused the NFL changing its own concussion procedure. He failed to skip a game throughout the 2023 period, nevertheless, and also made a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to temporarily taking into consideration retired life after discussions with his family members. During a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was actually mainly his mommy who inquired him to rethink his playing profession. Ultimately, he made a decision against it and also devoted the 2023 offseason expanding as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know exactly how to drop without attacking his head on the ground. The training appeared to aid as he played in each of Miami's activities final season, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with colleagues in the locker room and also resides in great feelings after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the area, what difficulties will he need to clear in blast protocol? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will definitely go through comprehensive testing as well as examination just before they make a decision exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step method that finishes in a team's physician accepting an independent nerve professional that a gamer may safely participate in again. The primary step of the procedure is actually remainder as well as rehabilitation "till his symptoms and neurologic assessment" return to "baseline condition." The upcoming action is sunny aerobic workout, followed through continued cardiovascular workout and intro of strength instruction. A gamer may come back to soccer activities in the 4th step of the method, each of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate action is actually full authorization, when the medical professional and also nerve professional concur the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in next full week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in product line to start. Thompson began three games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their strategy team. There are actually free agent alternatives accessible need to Miami make a decision to generate yet another quarterback, notably the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami would right away introduce another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it can add depth if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to miss time.