.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE award for breaking information and also the South Carolina Press Association honor for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third diagnosed blast of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the video game in the 3rd fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a first down and lowered his shoulder to launch exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear helped make challenging exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback immediately entered into a fencing reaction, a condition utilized to explain a person's upper arms going into an unnatural placement. Dolphins clinical trainers attended to him for several mins as gamers stoop around him. He was actually inevitably capable to stroll off the field as well as right into the group's closet space under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days until their next activity versus the Seat Seahawks however could dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter how he proceeds through the league's concussion process. An assignment on the injured reservoir can be another opportunity considering his personal injury past history." At this moment, [it] is a lot more regarding receiving a correct step-by-step analysis and also taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The farthest point coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our company simply need to have to assess and also merely worry about my ally. ... Our team'll receive additional info [Friday] and then take it day by day coming from there." Here are actually 4 vital concerns following Tagovailoa's most recent concussion. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to be picked as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his last season at Alabama yet went through a hip misplacement and fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the time. He was additionally detected with a blast and also broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a novice yet missed 5 games in the course of his first pair of times as a result of several small injuries. In 2022, he was diagnosed with 2 traumas and also took a 3rd smash hit to his head that ultimately brought about the NFL altering its own trauma process. He really did not miss out on a game during the 2023 period, nonetheless, and gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly considering retirement after talks along with his household. During an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he clarified that it was primarily his mom who asked him to reexamine his playing career. Eventually, he chose versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to know just how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to assist as he played in all of Miami's games final time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an effort to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the closet room and remains in great feelings after enduring a concussion. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the area, what hurdles will he need to very clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa is going to undertake complete testing and analysis before they determine exactly how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step method that winds up in a team's doctor accepting an independent nerve specialist that a player can securely participate in again. The initial step of the method is actually remainder and also healing "until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic exam" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming action is sunny aerobic workout, observed through ongoing cardio exercise and intro of toughness training. A player can easily go back to football activities in the fourth measure of the procedure, each of which are noncontact. The final action is actually full authorization, as soon as the medical professional and nerve specialist agree the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign another gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in next full week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to start. Thompson started three video games as a newbie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction on the road at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their technique squad. There are actually freelance alternatives available ought to Miami choose to introduce another quarterback, particularly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa however revealed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would immediately generate an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it could possibly incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss time.