.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE honor for beating information as well as the South Carolina Media Organization award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for a first down and reduced his shoulder to trigger contact with Bills protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created difficult exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback immediately entered into a securing reaction, a term used to explain an individual's upper arms going into an abnormal setting. Dolphins clinical instructors addressed him for a number of moments as gamers knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the field and also into the group's locker area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming video game versus the Seat Seahawks but could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he progresses with the game's trauma method. A job on the wounded reserve can be an additional opportunity considering his trauma record." At this moment, [it] is actually more concerning obtaining a suitable step-by-step analysis and also taking it one day at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost trait from my mind is what is the timetable. Our company only need to have to analyze and just stress over my ally. ... Our company'll acquire more relevant information [Friday] and then take it day by day from there certainly." Right here are actually four crucial concerns adhering to Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury past history? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his final time at Alabama however went through a hip misplacement and also fracture of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway via the time. He was actually likewise detected along with a concussion and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back in time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but overlooked five video games during the course of his initial 2 periods as a result of numerous small traumas. In 2022, he was diagnosed with pair of concussions as well as took a 3rd favorite to his scalp that eventually led to the NFL affecting its blast procedure. He really did not skip a video game throughout the 2023 time, having said that, and also gained a four-year, $212.1 million deal expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily taking into consideration retirement after conversations along with his family members. Throughout a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he clarified that it was actually largely his mother that asked him to rethink his participating in job. Essentially, he decided against it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know exactly how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The instruction seemed to be to aid as he played in each of Miami's games final time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 pounds in an effort to be extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to colleagues in the closet room as well as resides in great sens after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa wants to return to the area, what difficulties will he must crystal clear in trauma process? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will certainly undertake complete testing as well as assessment prior to they make a decision exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step process that culminates in a team's doctor accepting an independent nerve professional that a gamer may safely participate in once more. The 1st step of the procedure is rest and recuperation "until his signs and symptoms and also neurologic exam" go back to "baseline condition." The upcoming step is sunny cardio workout, complied with through continuous cardio physical exercise and introduction of durability training. A player can easily go back to soccer activities in the 4th step of the procedure, each of which are noncontact. The last step is full clearance, the moment the medical doctor and nerve expert concede the player is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa may not play in upcoming full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to begin. Thompson started 3 video games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their technique squad. There are free agent alternatives offered must Miami make a decision to introduce yet another quarterback, particularly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not commit to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami will quickly introduce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is forced to miss time.