.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Costs, before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte Viewer gained the APSE honor for beating information and the South Carolina Media Organization honor for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd identified blast of his NFL occupation on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually ruled out of the video game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he scrambled up the middle for an initially down and also lowered his shoulder to launch contact with Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet helped make tough contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback right away entered into a securing response, a term made use of to explain a person's upper arms going into a strange position. Dolphins clinical coaches took care of him for a number of moments as gamers knelt around him. He was inevitably capable to stroll off the industry and into the group's storage locker area under his very own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times until their upcoming video game versus the Seattle Seahawks yet could rule out Tagovailoa, no matter just how he proceeds through the league's blast procedure. An assignment on the harmed reservoir can be an additional probability considering his personal injury record." At the moment, [it] is actually a lot more about getting a correct procedural evaluation and taking it 1 day each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel claimed after the game. "The furthest trait coming from my mind is what is the timetable. We just need to evaluate as well as only stress over my teammate. ... Our company'll obtain additional relevant information [Friday] and then take it day by day coming from there certainly." Below are 4 essential concerns complying with Tagovailoa's newest blast. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury record? Tagovailoa was actually a candidate to be decided on as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his final season at Alabama however suffered a hip misplacement and also bone fracture of the back wall of his hip socket midway by means of the season. He was also diagnosed with a concussion and defective nose that year. Tagovailoa bounced back over time to bet the Dolphins as a newbie but missed out on 5 video games in the course of his first two seasons because of various slight injuries. In 2022, he was actually detected with 2 traumas and also took a third favorite to his scalp that essentially resulted in the NFL altering its blast protocol. He didn't overlook an activity in the course of the 2023 period, however, and gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal extension in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to temporarily looking at retirement life after conversations along with his family members. During a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he made clear that it was actually largely his mommy that inquired him to reexamine his participating in job. Eventually, he decided against it and also spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know how to fall without striking his directly the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in each of Miami's activities last period, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 extra pounds in an attempt to be a lot more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was speaking to colleagues in the storage locker space and is in excellent sens after going through a concussion. If Tagovailoa wants to come back to the area, what hurdles will he need to clear in trauma process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly go through thorough testing and also assessment before they choose exactly how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is a five-step method that culminates in a group's physician concurring with a private nerve consultant that a gamer may securely participate in once more. The 1st step of the procedure is rest and recovery "till his symptoms as well as neurologic assessment" go back to "baseline status." The next action is actually sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, complied with through continuous cardio exercise and also overview of strength training. A player can easily come back to football tasks in the 4th step of the method, each of which are actually noncontact. The ultimate step is actually total clearance, once the doctor as well as nerve professional concede the gamer is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize another player? If Tagovailoa may certainly not play in following week's activity versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in line to begin. Thompson started three activities as a novice in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction while driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their strategy team. There are actually free agent choices on call must Miami choose to produce an additional quarterback, particularly the staff's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not devote to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa yet revealed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will quickly introduce another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it might include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss time.