.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted reporter dealing with the Buffalo Bills, just before switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker gained the APSE honor for breaking headlines and also the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the 3rd quarter after a play through which he scurried up the center for a first down and lowered his shoulder to start contact with Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet made difficult contact with Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback quickly entered into a fencing feedback, a condition made use of to explain a person's upper arms going into an abnormal posture. Dolphins medical trainers attended to him for many mins as gamers stoop around him. He was actually inevitably capable to walk off the area and in to the crew's storage locker room under his personal electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times till their following video game against the Seattle Seahawks but can eliminate Tagovailoa, no matter how he proceeds via the game's trauma procedure. A stint on the hurt reserve may be yet another option considering his accident record." Immediately, [it] is actually much more about receiving a proper step-by-step analysis and also taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The furthest trait from my thoughts is what is the timetable. Our experts only need to have to assess as well as only stress over my ally. ... We'll receive more details [Friday] and afterwards take it day after day coming from certainly there." Listed here are actually 4 key concerns observing Tagovailoa's most current blast. What is Tagovailoa's trauma past history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his last period at Alabama however endured a hip misplacement as well as crack of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway with the period. He was actually likewise detected with a concussion and faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped on time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie however skipped 5 activities in the course of his 1st two times because of a variety of slight accidents. In 2022, he was actually detected with pair of traumas and also took a third favorite to his head that essentially caused the NFL altering its own concussion method. He failed to miss an activity during the course of the 2023 time, nevertheless, as well as got a four-year, $212.1 million agreement extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while considering retirement life after conversations 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 mommy that asked him to rethink his playing profession. Ultimately, he made a decision versus it and invested the 2023 offseason expanding as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know just how to drop without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played in every of Miami's video games last season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he dropped 14 pounds in an initiative to be more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with colleagues in the storage locker room and also is in really good feelings after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa wants to come back to the industry, what difficulties will he must clear in trauma process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly go through comprehensive testing and assessment just before they make a decision exactly how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step method that winds up in a crew's doctor accepting an independent nerve professional that a gamer can safely play once again. The primary step of the process is rest and recuperation "until his symptoms and neurologic exam" come back to "baseline condition." The next step is actually sunny cardiovascular exercise, adhered to by continued cardio physical exercise and also introduction of toughness instruction. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the 4th action of the procedure, all of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate measure is actually total authorization, when the doctor as well as nerve specialist concede the player prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign yet another player? If Tagovailoa can not play in upcoming week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in series to begin. Thompson began 3 video games as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice team. There are free agent possibilities readily available need to Miami decide to generate an additional quarterback, notably the crew's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not commit to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa however revealed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami would instantly introduce yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it could incorporate deepness if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to skip opportunity.