.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking headlines and also the South Carolina Media Association award for business writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd identified blast of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scrambled up the center for an initially down and decreased his shoulder to start exchange Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make hard contact with Hamlin's body, the quarterback quickly entered a securing action, a condition utilized to explain an individual's upper arms going into an abnormal placement. Dolphins health care trainers addressed him for numerous minutes as players stoop around him. He was ultimately capable to stroll off the industry and also right into the staff's closet space under his very own electrical power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming activity against the Seat Seahawks however could possibly dismiss Tagovailoa, no matter how he progresses via the organization's blast process. A job on the injured reservoir can be another possibility considering his accident background." Immediately, [it] is actually much more concerning obtaining a proper step-by-step assessment as well as taking it eventually at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The furthest thing coming from my mind is what is the timetable. Our experts just need to have to evaluate as well as simply think about my ally. ... Our experts'll get additional details [Friday] and after that take it each day coming from certainly there." Listed below are four essential concerns complying with Tagovailoa's most current trauma. What is Tagovailoa's accident record? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his last period at Alabama however went through a hip disconnection and also bone fracture of the rear end wall surface of his hip socket midway via the time. He was likewise detected with a blast and also broken nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered eventually to play for the Dolphins as a newbie however overlooked five video games in the course of his first pair of seasons as a result of several small personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected with two concussions as well as took a 3rd hit to his scalp that eventually resulted in the NFL affecting its trauma protocol. He failed to miss a video game during the 2023 season, having said that, and made a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement extension in July. What alternatives did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa acknowledged to briefly taking into consideration retirement life after conversations with his family. In the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" final month, he made clear that it was actually primarily his mom who asked him to reassess his participating in career. Ultimately, he chose versus it and also invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to find out 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 activities last season, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an effort to be much more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel claims Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to allies in the locker space as well as remains in great feelings after experiencing a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to return to the industry, what hurdles will he must crystal clear in trauma protocol? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely go through complete screening and examination just before they choose how to move on. The NFL's return-to-participation method is actually a five-step method that finishes in a group's physician accepting a private nerve expert that a gamer can carefully participate in once again. The very first step of the method is remainder and healing "up until his symptoms and signs and also neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline condition." The upcoming measure is actually light cardio physical exercise, complied with by continued cardio workout and overview of stamina instruction. A player can come back to regulation football activities in the 4th step of the procedure, each one of which are actually noncontact. The last measure is total clearance, as soon as the medical doctor as well as neurological professional acknowledge the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign another player? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in following full week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in series to begin. Thompson started 3 activities as a novice in 2022, including a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their technique squad. There are free agent possibilities accessible need to Miami choose to produce one more quarterback, especially the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out certainly not dedicate to the probability of playing without Tagovailoa yet showed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami would immediately produce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could include depth if Tagovailoa is compelled to skip time.