.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE award for breaking information and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for company creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd detected blast of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he clambered up the middle for a to begin with down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Costs safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make difficult exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback instantly entered a fencing response, a condition made use of to illustrate a person's upper arms entering into an unnatural placement. Dolphins medical personal trainers attended to him for many minutes as players knelt around him. He was eventually able to stroll off the field and in to the group's storage locker area under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times until their upcoming video game against the Seat Seahawks yet might rule out Tagovailoa, despite how he advances via the organization's trauma process. A job on the injured reserve could be yet another probability considering his injury past history." Immediately, [it] is more about getting an appropriate procedural analysis and also taking it someday at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the video game. "The outermost thing from my mind is what is the timeline. Our experts just require to analyze and just think about my teammate. ... Our company'll obtain more details [Friday] and afterwards take it day by day from there certainly." Below are actually four crucial inquiries following Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate period at Alabama but went through a hip disconnection and also fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the season. He was actually likewise diagnosed along with a concussion and broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to bet the Dolphins as a rookie yet missed five activities in the course of his initial 2 times due to various slight accidents. In 2022, he was identified with pair of concussions and also took a third smash hit to his scalp that eventually triggered the NFL modifying its own concussion procedure. He didn't overlook a game in the course of the 2023 period, nevertheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million agreement extension in July. What possibilities carried out Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to briefly thinking about retirement after conversations along with his family members. During the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he clarified that it was predominantly his mother who asked him to rethink his participating in occupation. Essentially, he chose against it and spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to find out how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to help as he played in every of Miami's video games last period, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 pounds in an attempt to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with allies in the storage locker area as well as remains in good feelings after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the field, what difficulties will he need to clear in concussion procedure? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa is going to undertake extensive testing and also analysis prior to they determine just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step method that finishes in a crew's medical doctor concurring with an individual neurological expert that a gamer can securely play once more. The first step of the method is actually remainder and also recovery "until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic assessment" return to "baseline status." The next action is actually sunny aerobic exercise, followed by ongoing cardiovascular physical exercise and overview of stamina instruction. A player can easily come back to football activities in the 4th action of the procedure, each of which are noncontact. The ultimate action is actually total approval, once the medical professional and neurological expert concede the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' options at quarterback? Will they authorize one more player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in following full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a novice in 2022, including a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their technique squad. There are freelance options accessible ought to Miami make a decision to bring in another quarterback, particularly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not commit to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami will promptly bring in one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss out on time.