.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, prior to switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE honor for breaking information as well as the South Carolina Press Association honor for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third diagnosed blast of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the 3rd fourth after a play through which he scurried up the center for a first down and also reduced his shoulder to launch contact with Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away entered a fencing action, a phrase made use of to describe an individual's arms entering into an unnatural setting. Dolphins health care coaches took care of him for several mins as players knelt around him. He was actually eventually capable to stroll off the area and into the staff's storage locker room under his own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days till their following game versus the Seattle Seahawks however could eliminate Tagovailoa, despite how he advances through the game's trauma procedure. An assignment on the damaged reservoir may be one more option considering his personal injury background." Right now, [it] is actually a lot more regarding acquiring an appropriate step-by-step assessment and also taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The outermost thing from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts simply need to assess as well as merely think about my teammate. ... Our company'll acquire additional relevant information [Friday] and after that take it day by day coming from certainly there." Below are actually four vital questions adhering to Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury record? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to be selected as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his final period at Alabama however went through a hip misplacement and also fracture of the back wall of his hip outlet midway via the time. He was also detected along with a concussion and faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated eventually to bet the Dolphins as a rookie however missed out on 5 activities during his very first two periods because of several slight personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified with two traumas as well as took a third favorite to his scalp that eventually resulted in the NFL affecting its concussion process. He failed to miss a video game during the 2023 time, nonetheless, and earned a four-year, $212.1 million deal extension in July. What possibilities performed Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly thinking about retirement life after chats along with his loved ones. During an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he made clear that it was actually largely his mommy who inquired him to reconsider his playing career. Eventually, he decided against it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to discover exactly how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to assist as he played in all of Miami's games final time, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to become even more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to colleagues in the closet room and also is in really good spirits after going through a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the industry, what difficulties will he need to very clear in blast protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will go through in depth testing and analysis prior to they make a decision how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step method that culminates in a staff's medical professional accepting an independent neurological expert that a player may properly play once more. The very first step of the procedure is rest and also recovery "till his symptoms and signs and neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline condition." The next step is light cardiovascular exercise, adhered to by continued cardio physical exercise and also introduction of stamina instruction. A player can go back to football activities in the fourth step of the procedure, all of which are noncontact. The ultimate measure is actually total authorization, as soon as the medical professional and nerve specialist acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to start. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is actually authorized to their method squad. There are actually freelance possibilities readily available need to Miami choose to bring in an additional quarterback, especially the group's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually improbable Miami would quickly produce an additional quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually required to miss opportunity.