.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Expenses, before shifting to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers hammered author for the Charlotte Viewer won the APSE award for breaking updates as well as the South Carolina Media Association award for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the 3rd detected concussion of his NFL job on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the game in the third one-fourth after a play in which he clambered up the middle for a to begin with down and also lowered his shoulder to launch contact with Expenses protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback immediately entered into a fencing reaction, a term used to define an individual's arms going into an unnatural placement. Dolphins health care coaches addressed him for a number of moments as gamers knelt around him. He was inevitably able to walk off the field and also in to the group's locker area under his very own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days up until their following activity against the Seattle Seahawks yet could possibly eliminate Tagovailoa, despite how he advances through the organization's concussion procedure. A job on the wounded reservoir can be an additional opportunity considering his injury history." Today, [it] is actually more regarding obtaining an effective procedural examination and taking it someday each time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel pointed out after the activity. "The outermost factor coming from my thoughts is what is the timeline. Our experts merely need to have to examine and just stress over my teammate. ... Our experts'll get more details [Friday] and then take it each day from certainly there." Here are four crucial inquiries following Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's trauma history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become decided on as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his final season at Alabama however experienced a hip disconnection and fracture of the rear end wall structure of his hip outlet midway through the period. He was also identified along with a trauma and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recouped in time to play for the Dolphins as a novice however skipped 5 activities during his initial two seasons due to numerous small accidents. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed along with pair of concussions as well as took a third smash hit to his scalp that ultimately brought about the NFL modifying its blast protocol. He really did not skip a game throughout the 2023 time, nonetheless, and also got a four-year, $212.1 million agreement expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to quickly thinking about retirement life after chats along with his loved ones. In the course of a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he clarified that it was actually largely his mommy who inquired him to reevaluate his participating in profession. Ultimately, he determined against it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know just how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The training seemed to be to help as he played in every of Miami's activities last time, including a playoff reduction to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 pounds in an initiative to be much more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was talking with allies in the storage locker space and is in excellent feelings after enduring a trauma. If Tagovailoa desires to go back to the field, what obstacles will he must crystal clear in concussion protocol? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will definitely undergo extensive testing and assessment before they choose exactly how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step procedure that winds up in a group's physician accepting an independent neurological professional that a player can safely and securely participate in once again. The first step of the process is actually remainder and healing "till his signs and symptoms and also neurologic evaluation" return to "baseline standing." The following step is actually sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, followed by continuous aerobic workout as well as introduction of toughness training. A player can go back to football activities in the fourth step of the process, all of which are noncontact. The last measure is actually full clearance, as soon as the physician and nerve consultant acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign one more gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in upcoming week's video game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in product line to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss while driving at Buffalo grass. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is actually Tim Boyle, who is signed to their practice team. There are free agent options on call need to Miami choose to introduce an additional quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the option of participating in without Tagovailoa but shared the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It's extremely unlikely Miami will instantly introduce an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could possibly include depth if Tagovailoa is compelled to miss out on time.