.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo Costs, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Observer succeeded the APSE honor for breaking headlines as well as the South Carolina Media Organization award for enterprise creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd diagnosed concussion of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Bills. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the game in the 3rd fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for an initially down and also lowered his shoulder to trigger exchange Bills safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback quickly entered a securing reaction, a phrase used to illustrate an individual's arms going into a strange position. Dolphins health care trainers attended to him for many mins as gamers knelt around him. He was ultimately able to stroll off the area as well as right into the crew's storage locker area under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their upcoming video game versus the Seat Seahawks yet can rule out Tagovailoa, no matter just how he proceeds via the game's concussion procedure. A stint on the damaged reservoir could be one more option considering his injury record." Immediately, [it] is more concerning acquiring an effective procedural examination as well as taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest point from my mind is what is the timeline. Our team merely need to have to evaluate as well as only fret about my colleague. ... We'll acquire more information [Friday] and after that take it day by day coming from certainly there." Below are actually 4 vital questions following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is Tagovailoa's injury past history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft throughout his ultimate time at Alabama yet endured a hip dislocation as well as bone fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was actually also diagnosed with a trauma as well as broken nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back eventually to play for the Dolphins as a novice yet overlooked 5 games during his very first pair of times as a result of a variety of slight accidents. In 2022, he was identified with two blasts and took a 3rd smash hit to his head that essentially resulted in the NFL changing its trauma method. He failed to miss out on an activity during the 2023 period, however, and gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand agreement extension in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa admitted to for a while looking at retired life after chats along with his family. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he cleared up that it was actually mostly his mom that asked him to reassess his participating in profession. Essentially, he chose against it and devoted the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out just how to drop without reaching his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's video games final period, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to become extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good sens' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with allies in the storage locker area and also resides in really good sens after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa intends to come back to the industry, what hurdles will he need to very clear in blast method? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly undertake extensive testing and analysis prior to they make a decision how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step method that finishes in a group's physician accepting a private nerve specialist that a player can safely and securely play once again. The very first step of the procedure is rest and also recuperation "up until his symptoms and also neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline standing." The following step is actually light cardio workout, adhered to through continuing cardiovascular exercise and overview of toughness instruction. A gamer can come back to regulation football activities in the fourth action of the protocol, all of which are noncontact. The final measure is actually full authorization, as soon as the medical doctor and nerve professional agree the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign another player? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in upcoming week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in product line to begin. Thompson started 3 video games as a newbie in 2022, featuring a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their strategy team. There are free agent possibilities accessible ought to Miami decide to generate an additional quarterback, particularly the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet shared the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami will quickly bring in another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it might include depth if Tagovailoa is required to skip time.