.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Observer succeeded the APSE award for beating headlines and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for business writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the activity in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he clambered up the center for a first down as well as decreased his shoulder to start exposure to Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced difficult exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly went into a securing response, a condition utilized to illustrate an individual's arms entering into an unnatural posture. Dolphins medical personal trainers attended to him for several moments as players knelt around him. He was actually essentially capable to walk off the industry and in to the crew's locker room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their following video game versus the Seat Seahawks however might eliminate Tagovailoa, despite just how he proceeds with the organization's blast procedure. A stint on the wounded reservoir could be yet another opportunity considering his accident past history." Immediately, [it] is a lot more regarding acquiring an appropriate step-by-step assessment and taking it one day each time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after the video game. "The outermost trait from my mind is what is actually the timeline. We merely require to examine and also merely fret about my teammate. ... We'll obtain even more details [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday coming from there." Listed here are actually four crucial questions following Tagovailoa's newest concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma past? Tagovailoa was a candidate to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his final time at Alabama however endured a hip dislocation and also crack of the back wall of his hip outlet midway with the period. He was also identified along with a blast and also busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa bounced back eventually to play for the Dolphins as a rookie however missed out on 5 activities in the course of his 1st two periods because of several slight traumas. In 2022, he was detected with two blasts as well as took a 3rd favorite to his head that ultimately triggered the NFL changing its own blast process. He failed to overlook a video game in the course of the 2023 season, nonetheless, and got a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa admitted to briefly looking at retirement life after conversations along with his family. During the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was mainly his mama that asked him to rethink his playing profession. Eventually, he made a decision against it as well as spent the 2023 offseason expanding as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know exactly how to fall without striking his directly the ground. The training seemed to assist as he played with all of Miami's activities last period, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent sens' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was speaking with teammates in the closet area and remains in great sens after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the area, what hurdles will he have to very clear in blast procedure? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely undertake thorough testing as well as analysis prior to they determine exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation method is a five-step process that culminates in a crew's medical professional concurring with a private nerve professional that a gamer may securely participate in again. The initial step of the protocol is actually rest and also rehabilitation "up until his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination" return to "baseline standing." The following step is actually sunny cardiovascular workout, observed by ongoing aerobic workout as well as intro of durability instruction. A player can go back to soccer activities in the fourth measure of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The last step is actually total approval, the moment the medical professional as well as nerve consultant agree the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they sign another player? If Tagovailoa may not play in next full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to start. Thompson started three video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their technique team. There are free agent choices on call should Miami decide to produce yet another quarterback, notably the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would immediately bring in yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly include intensity if Tagovailoa is required to miss out on opportunity.