.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo grass Costs, prior to shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte nc Viewer gained the APSE honor for beating information as well as the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third identified concussion of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the video game in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scurried up the middle for a first down and decreased his shoulder to initiate exchange Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away entered a fencing response, a term utilized to define an individual's upper arms going into a strange posture. Dolphins medical fitness instructors addressed him for many moments as gamers knelt around him. He was actually inevitably able to walk off the area as well as into the group's closet area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their next video game against the Seattle Seahawks however can eliminate Tagovailoa, regardless of exactly how he proceeds through the game's concussion process. An assignment on the hurt reserve can be yet another possibility considering his injury record." Immediately, [it] is actually a lot more concerning getting a suitable step-by-step assessment and taking it 1 day at a time," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The farthest point coming from my mind is what is actually the timeline. Our experts just need to have to analyze as well as just think about my teammate. ... Our experts'll acquire more info [Friday] and afterwards take it each day from there." Below are actually four essential questions observing Tagovailoa's newest concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his last period at Alabama however experienced a hip disconnection and also bone fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip socket midway with the period. He was additionally diagnosed with a trauma and also defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recouped over time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but skipped 5 activities in the course of his initial 2 periods as a result of a variety of small personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected with two traumas and also took a third favorite to his head that essentially resulted in the NFL altering its blast process. He really did not overlook a game during the course of the 2023 season, nevertheless, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa take into consideration after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa confessed to temporarily looking at retirement after discussions along with his household. In the course of an interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he made clear that it was actually primarily his mother who asked him to reassess his participating in profession. Eventually, he determined against it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall course to learn just how to drop without attacking his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in all of Miami's games final season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to allies in the closet room and also remains in great spirits after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa wants to go back to the industry, what difficulties will he need to clear in concussion method? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly go through in depth testing and also evaluation before they decide just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step procedure that culminates in a crew's doctor concurring with an independent nerve expert that a player can carefully play once again. The first step of the protocol is actually rest as well as recovery "until his symptoms and signs as well as neurologic examination" return to "baseline status." The next action is actually light aerobic exercise, complied with through continued cardiovascular physical exercise as well as intro of strength instruction. A player may return to regulation football tasks in the fourth action of the procedure, each one of which are noncontact. The last step is actually complete authorization, as soon as the medical doctor as well as nerve professional concur the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize another player? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in upcoming full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in collection to begin. Thompson began three video games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their technique team. There are free agent choices offered need to Miami determine to generate yet another quarterback, notably the crew's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not devote to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's unexpected Miami would immediately introduce one more quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss opportunity.