.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Bills, before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Viewer succeeded the APSE honor for beating updates and also the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for business writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the third detected trauma of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for an initially down as well as reduced his shoulder to launch exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make difficult exposure to Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered a fencing action, a condition made use of to explain an individual's arms going into an unnatural posture. Dolphins medical trainers attended to him for a number of minutes as players stoop around him. He was actually essentially able to walk off the industry as well as right into the group's locker area under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their following activity versus the Seattle Seahawks but might rule out Tagovailoa, irrespective of how he progresses through the game's concussion protocol. A stint on the hurt reservoir can be one more possibility considering his injury past." Today, [it] is extra concerning getting a proper step-by-step examination and also taking it one day at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The farthest trait coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. We only need to evaluate as well as merely worry about my ally. ... We'll get more information [Friday] and after that take it each day coming from there." Below are actually four crucial inquiries complying with Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's trauma background? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during the course of his last season at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and bone fracture of the back wall of his hip socket midway by means of the period. He was actually additionally identified with a concussion and damaged nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie however skipped 5 activities during his very first pair of periods as a result of various small injuries. In 2022, he was detected with 2 traumas and also took a third smash hit to his scalp that inevitably caused the NFL changing its blast protocol. He didn't overlook a video game during the course of the 2023 time, nonetheless, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly considering retirement life after chats with his family members. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was actually predominantly his mom who inquired him to reexamine his playing career. Ultimately, he determined against it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to discover exactly how to fall without hitting his directly the ground. The instruction seemed to help as he played in every of Miami's activities last time, including a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was speaking with colleagues in the closet area and also is in good sens after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the industry, what hurdles will he have to very clear in trauma method? McDaniel pointed out Tagovailoa will definitely go through complete screening as well as examination before they choose just how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step process that finishes in a group's doctor concurring with an individual nerve specialist that a gamer may properly participate in again. The primary step of the protocol is actually rest as well as healing "up until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic examination" return to "baseline condition." The next measure is actually light aerobic exercise, adhered to by continuing cardiovascular workout and introduction of toughness training. A gamer can return to soccer activities in the fourth action of the process, all of which are noncontact. The final step is total approval, when the physician and also nerve professional concede the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they authorize another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following full week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to start. Thompson started 3 activities as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is actually signed to their practice squad. There are actually free agent possibilities offered must Miami determine to generate another quarterback, significantly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa however conveyed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would promptly introduce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it can include intensity if Tagovailoa is forced to miss time.