.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE award for beating updates and the South Carolina Press Organization honor for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the activity in the third quarter after a play through which he rushed up the middle for an initially down and also lowered his shoulder to launch contact with Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created tough contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback right away went into a fencing reaction, a phrase utilized to define a person's upper arms entering an abnormal placement. Dolphins clinical coaches took care of him for numerous moments as players knelt around him. He was actually eventually capable to stroll off the industry as well as in to the crew's storage locker room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks however might rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of how he progresses through the organization's concussion process. An assignment on the harmed reserve could be one more option considering his personal injury past history." At the moment, [it] is even more concerning getting a suitable procedural examination and also taking it someday each time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed after the video game. "The farthest thing coming from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our company simply require to review and also only bother with my ally. ... Our team'll acquire even more info [Friday] and afterwards take it daily from there certainly." Listed below are 4 vital concerns complying with Tagovailoa's most up-to-date trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become chosen as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during his last time at Alabama however went through a hip disconnection and bone fracture of the rear end wall of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was also detected along with a concussion and also broken nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie yet missed 5 video games during the course of his very first two seasons as a result of different minor injuries. In 2022, he was detected with 2 blasts as well as took a 3rd smash hit to his head that ultimately brought about the NFL modifying its own concussion procedure. He didn't miss out on a video game during the 2023 time, nonetheless, and gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What alternatives performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily looking at retired life after conversations along with his family. Throughout a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was actually primarily his mommy that inquired him to reexamine his participating in occupation. Eventually, he determined versus it as well as invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to find out how to drop without hitting his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played with all of Miami's games final time, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to be even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with allies in the locker area and is in excellent spirits after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the field, what difficulties will he need to very clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly go through comprehensive screening as well as analysis prior to they choose just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step procedure that finishes in a crew's medical professional accepting an independent neurological specialist that a gamer may carefully play once more. The primary step of the procedure is actually rest as well as recovery "till his signs and symptoms as well as neurologic assessment" come back to "baseline status." The upcoming step is actually light aerobic workout, adhered to by continuing aerobic exercise and also overview of stamina instruction. A player may go back to soccer activities in the 4th action of the process, all of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate measure is actually full authorization, as soon as the medical doctor and also neurological professional concede the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in following week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to begin. Thompson began three games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, that is signed to their strategy squad. There are freelance possibilities readily available ought to Miami decide to bring in yet another quarterback, significantly the group's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not dedicate to the probability of participating in without Tagovailoa but showed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami will right away introduce another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually required to miss time.