.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo grass Bills, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Onlooker succeeded the APSE award for beating updates as well as the South Carolina Media Organization award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL occupation on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo grass Costs. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the activity in the third fourth after a play through which he rushed up the middle for a to begin with down as well as reduced his shoulder to trigger exchange Costs safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's safety helmet created tough contact with Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly went into a fencing feedback, a condition made use of to describe a person's upper arms going into an unnatural position. Dolphins medical personal trainers took care of him for many mins as gamers stoop around him. He was actually essentially able to stroll off the area and also in to the team's closet area under his own power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their upcoming activity against the Seattle Seahawks however could eliminate Tagovailoa, irrespective of how he advances by means of the league's blast method. A stint on the damaged reserve might be yet another probability considering his trauma past history." Immediately, [it] is actually even more about getting an effective step-by-step analysis and also taking it someday at once," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the video game. "The outermost point coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. Our experts just need to assess and also simply fret about my colleague. ... Our experts'll get more details [Friday] and then take it daily coming from certainly there." Here are 4 essential inquiries following Tagovailoa's most current concussion. What is Tagovailoa's accident history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become chosen as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his ultimate period at Alabama but experienced a hip dislocation as well as bone fracture of the posterior wall structure of his hip socket midway by means of the time. He was also diagnosed along with a blast as well as busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated over time to play for the Dolphins as a novice yet overlooked 5 activities throughout his 1st pair of times because of various slight traumas. In 2022, he was identified along with pair of concussions and took a 3rd smash hit to his head that ultimately led to the NFL affecting its own blast procedure. He really did not miss an activity during the 2023 season, having said that, and earned a four-year, $212.1 million agreement expansion in July. What alternatives carried out Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to briefly looking at retirement life after discussions with his family members. Throughout a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he clarified that it was mostly his mama that asked him to reconsider his participating in profession. Essentially, he determined against it and invested the 2023 offseason bulking up and training in a jiujitsu breakfall program to discover just how to fall without reaching his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played in each of Miami's games final period, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he shed 14 pounds in an effort to become much more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually talking to teammates in the closet area and also resides in great feelings after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa desires to come back to the area, what hurdles will he need to very clear in trauma process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will undertake extensive testing as well as assessment just before they determine how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation process is actually a five-step procedure that winds up in a staff's physician concurring with an independent neurological specialist that a gamer may safely play once again. The primary step of the procedure is remainder and also recuperation "up until his symptoms as well as neurologic exam" come back to "baseline condition." The following step is sunny cardiovascular exercise, complied with through continuing aerobic physical exercise and also intro of strength instruction. A player can go back to regulation football activities in the 4th action of the method, each one of which are noncontact. The ultimate step is actually full authorization, the moment the medical professional and neurological specialist agree the gamer is ready. What are actually the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign one more player? If Tagovailoa can not play in following full week's video game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson is in collection to begin. Thompson began three video games as a novice in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo. The only various other quarterback on the Dolphins' roster is Tim Boyle, who is authorized to their practice squad. There are freelance options accessible must Miami decide to introduce another quarterback, particularly the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed certainly not dedicate to the opportunity of participating in without Tagovailoa yet expressed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It is actually not likely Miami will right away generate an additional quarterback to start over Thompson, however it could possibly include depth if Tagovailoa is actually required to overlook opportunity.