.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Observer succeeded the APSE honor for beating news and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third diagnosed blast of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the third fourth after a play through which he clambered up the middle for an initially down as well as decreased his shoulder to launch contact with Bills safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make difficult exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered a fencing action, a term made use of to explain a person's upper arms entering a strange placement. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors addressed him for a number of minutes as players knelt around him. He was essentially capable to stroll off the industry and in to the staff's closet area under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming activity versus the Seattle Seahawks however could eliminate Tagovailoa, despite just how he proceeds via the game's trauma procedure. A stint on the harmed reservoir can be an additional probability considering his injury history." Right now, [it] is actually much more about receiving a correct step-by-step evaluation and taking it one day each time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The furthest trait from my mind is what is the timeline. We only need to have to review and also just fret about my colleague. ... We'll obtain more info [Friday] and then take it everyday from there certainly." Below are actually 4 vital questions complying with Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is Tagovailoa's accident history? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become decided on as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his last season at Alabama however experienced a hip disconnection as well as crack of the posterior wall structure of his hip outlet midway via the time. He was actually also identified with a concussion and damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie but overlooked 5 games in the course of his first two seasons as a result of different small injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected along with two blasts and also took a third favorite to his head that eventually caused the NFL modifying its concussion procedure. He really did not miss out on a game during the course of the 2023 time, having said that, and earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement extension in July. What choices did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to quickly thinking about retirement after talks 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 primarily his mommy that asked him to reassess his playing occupation. Ultimately, he decided versus it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to discover just how to fall without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in all of Miami's games last season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an attempt to be even more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with allies in the locker area and resides in excellent sens after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa wants to come back to the industry, what obstacles will he need to crystal clear in blast method? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will definitely undertake extensive testing and evaluation just before they determine how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step procedure that finishes in a staff's medical doctor accepting a private neurological professional that a player can carefully play again. The 1st step of the protocol is remainder as well as rehabilitation "up until his symptoms and also neurologic assessment" come back to "baseline standing." The next measure is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, adhered to by ongoing cardiovascular exercise and intro of strength instruction. A player can easily come back to regulation football tasks in the fourth measure of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate step is actually complete approval, when the medical doctor as well as nerve specialist acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to begin. Thompson started 3 video games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their practice squad. There are actually freelance possibilities accessible ought to Miami determine to produce another quarterback, particularly the staff's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the option of playing without Tagovailoa however revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami will quickly generate another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is compelled to miss out on opportunity.