.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Expenses, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE award for beating news and the South Carolina Press Organization honor for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the third fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a to begin with down and reduced his shoulder to initiate contact with Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make tough exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback instantly entered into a fencing response, a term utilized to illustrate a person's arms entering into a strange placement. Dolphins medical instructors took care of him for a number of moments as gamers knelt around him. He was ultimately capable to stroll off the field as well as right into the team's locker space under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming activity versus the Seat Seahawks but could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he proceeds with the league's blast process. An assignment on the harmed reserve can be one more probability considering his injury background." Now, [it] is extra concerning receiving a proper step-by-step examination and taking it 1 day at once," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel mentioned after the activity. "The outermost point coming from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our experts just require to review as well as merely think about my teammate. ... Our company'll receive additional details [Friday] and then take it each day from there." Listed here are 4 crucial questions adhering to Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to become picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his last time at Alabama however endured a hip disconnection and also bone fracture of the back wall surface of his hip outlet midway by means of the time. He was actually also identified with a trauma and also faulty nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back on time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie but missed out on five activities during the course of his 1st pair of seasons because of numerous small personal injuries. In 2022, he was detected with pair of traumas as well as took a third hit to his head that essentially brought about the NFL modifying its blast process. He really did not miss out on a video game throughout the 2023 period, however, as well as earned a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What choices did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa accepted to briefly thinking about retirement after chats with his family members. In the course of a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was mainly his mom who inquired him to reexamine his playing occupation. Ultimately, he determined versus it as well as invested the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall course to find out just how to fall without attacking his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to aid as he played in every of Miami's games final period, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Sports he dropped 14 extra pounds in an initiative to be much more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to teammates in the closet area and also is in really good spirits after experiencing a trauma. If Tagovailoa wants to come back to the industry, what hurdles will he need to crystal clear in concussion procedure? McDaniel mentioned Tagovailoa will undertake extensive screening and assessment prior to they make a decision how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step process that finishes in a crew's physician concurring with an individual neurological specialist that a player may securely play once more. The very first step of the process is actually remainder and healing "up until his symptoms as well as neurologic exam" come back to "baseline standing." The following action is light aerobic workout, observed through continuous cardio physical exercise as well as overview of durability instruction. A gamer can easily go back to football activities in the 4th step of the procedure, all of which are noncontact. The last action is actually complete authorization, when the doctor and also neurological expert agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in next week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to begin. Thompson started three activities as a newbie in 2022, featuring a playoff reduction when traveling at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their method squad. There are free agent options available ought to Miami choose to bring in another quarterback, notably the staff's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not commit to the option of participating in without Tagovailoa however shared the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's improbable Miami would immediately generate another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could possibly incorporate intensity if Tagovailoa is required to skip time.