.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers hammered writer for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking information as well as the South Carolina Press Association honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed trauma of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the game in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to trigger exchange Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make challenging exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered a fencing feedback, a phrase utilized to describe a person's upper arms entering an abnormal setting. Dolphins clinical trainers addressed him for several moments as players stoop around him. He was ultimately capable to walk off the field and also into the group's locker room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their upcoming activity against the Seattle Seahawks yet can eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter just how he progresses with the league's trauma protocol. A stint on the wounded reservoir might be yet another opportunity considering his personal injury past history." Today, [it] is actually extra concerning obtaining an effective step-by-step examination and also taking it someday at once," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest factor from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our company merely require to analyze as well as only stress over my colleague. ... Our experts'll obtain even more information [Friday] and after that take it daily from there." Below are actually four crucial concerns observing Tagovailoa's latest blast. What is Tagovailoa's injury background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his last period at Alabama but endured a hip dislocation and fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip socket midway via the period. He was also identified along with a blast and busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered on time to play for the Dolphins as a novice however missed five video games during the course of his initial two periods because of numerous minor personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified with 2 concussions and took a third favorite to his head that eventually caused the NFL modifying its own trauma method. He failed to overlook an activity during the 2023 time, having said that, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What options carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while looking at retired life after chats with his family members. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" last month, he clarified that it was actually mostly his mom who asked him to reexamine his playing profession. Ultimately, he chose against it and also spent the 2023 offseason expanding and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to learn just how to drop without reaching his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to help as he played with all of Miami's games final time, consisting of a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an effort to become a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking with colleagues in the closet room and resides in great feelings after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the area, what obstacles will he must clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly undertake detailed testing and also examination just before they choose exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step process that culminates in a group's medical professional accepting a private nerve consultant that a gamer may safely and securely participate in once again. The 1st step of the process is rest and also recovery "until his symptoms and also neurologic examination" come back to "baseline standing." The upcoming measure is light aerobic physical exercise, observed by ongoing cardiovascular exercise and also overview of durability instruction. A player may come back to football activities in the 4th action of the process, each one of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate step is actually full approval, once the medical doctor and nerve expert concur the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign another gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson began three video games as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss on the road at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their method team. There are actually free agent possibilities readily available should Miami determine to generate an additional quarterback, significantly the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not commit to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would right away produce one more quarterback to start over Thompson, however it might add depth if Tagovailoa is actually required to miss time.