.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a first down as well as lowered his shoulder to trigger exposure to Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created tough exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback promptly entered a fencing reaction, a term utilized to illustrate a person's arms entering into a strange setting. Dolphins clinical fitness instructors took care of him for many mins as players stoop around him. He was actually ultimately able to stroll off the area and into the crew's closet area under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their following video game versus the Seat Seahawks but can rule out Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he progresses by means of the game's concussion process. A stint on the wounded reserve could be another option considering his trauma history." Now, [it] is a lot more about acquiring a correct procedural evaluation and taking it eventually each time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The farthest trait coming from my thoughts is what is the timetable. We only need to have to analyze as well as simply stress over my colleague. ... Our team'll acquire additional details [Friday] and after that take it each day coming from there." Listed below are actually 4 essential questions following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to be selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his last period at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and also bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip socket midway via the period. He was actually additionally diagnosed with a blast as well as faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a newbie however skipped 5 video games in the course of his first two seasons as a result of a variety of small injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified with 2 concussions and took a third favorite to his scalp that eventually caused the NFL affecting its blast protocol. He really did not miss out on a game in the course of the 2023 period, nevertheless, and also gained a four-year, $212.1 million deal extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly considering retirement life after discussions with his family. During the course of a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he cleared up that it was actually predominantly his mama who inquired him to rethink his playing occupation. Eventually, he decided versus it and devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall system to discover how to drop without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction appeared to help as he played in all of Miami's activities last season, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was speaking with teammates in the locker space and is in great spirits after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the industry, what hurdles will he must very clear in blast process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly undergo comprehensive screening and assessment just before they make a decision exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's medical doctor accepting a private nerve expert that a player may safely play again. The initial step of the method is rest and also rehabilitation "till his symptoms and neurologic exam" go back to "baseline standing." The next measure is actually light cardiovascular physical exercise, followed by ongoing cardio workout and overview of durability instruction. A gamer can come back to football activities in the fourth action of the method, each one of which are noncontact. The final step is actually full authorization, the moment the medical professional as well as nerve professional concur the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to start. Thompson started three activities as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their method team. There are actually freelance choices readily available must Miami decide to bring in one more quarterback, especially the group's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet expressed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unexpected Miami would instantly produce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is pushed to miss opportunity.