.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for breaking news and also the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third diagnosed blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the activity in the 3rd one-fourth after a play in which he scurried up the middle for a to begin with down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger contact with Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback instantly entered into a fencing response, a condition made use of to define a person's upper arms entering into a strange posture. Dolphins medical instructors took care of him for a number of mins as players stoop around him. He was actually inevitably capable to walk off the area as well as into the staff's closet area under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their following video game versus the Seattle Seahawks but could rule out Tagovailoa, no matter how he advances with the game's concussion procedure. A stint on the harmed reserve could be another option considering his accident background." At the moment, [it] is actually extra about receiving an appropriate procedural analysis as well as taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The farthest thing from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our team simply need to review as well as just stress over my teammate. ... We'll receive more details [Friday] and after that take it daily coming from there certainly." Right here are actually four essential concerns observing Tagovailoa's most up-to-date concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his ultimate time at Alabama however endured a hip misplacement as well as bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway with the period. He was actually likewise detected along with a trauma and also broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to play for the Dolphins as a novice but missed five activities during his 1st pair of seasons due to various slight injuries. In 2022, he was identified with two traumas as well as took a third favorite to his scalp that inevitably led to the NFL changing its own blast protocol. He failed to miss an activity during the course of the 2023 period, nonetheless, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion in July. What options performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while taking into consideration retired life after conversations along with his household. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he made clear that it was actually largely his mama that inquired him to reassess his participating in job. Eventually, he decided against it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to learn exactly how to fall without striking his head on the ground. The training appeared to help as he played with all of Miami's activities final season, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an attempt to become even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was speaking with allies in the storage locker room as well as is in great feelings after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to come back to the field, what hurdles will he need to clear in concussion method? McDaniel stated Tagovailoa is going to undergo complete screening as well as examination prior to they decide just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's medical doctor concurring with an individual neurological specialist that a gamer can properly participate in once more. The initial step of the protocol is actually remainder and also recuperation "till his signs and symptoms and neurologic exam" go back to "baseline condition." The following action is sunny cardio workout, followed by continuous aerobic workout and overview of strength instruction. A gamer can return to football activities in the 4th measure of the protocol, every one of which are actually noncontact. The final action is full authorization, when the medical doctor and also neurological consultant concede the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in next week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to begin. Thompson started three video games as a novice in 2022, including a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their strategy squad. There are actually freelance alternatives readily available should Miami choose to generate one more quarterback, especially the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa however shared the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami would right away produce another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is pushed to miss time.