.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter covering the Buffalo grass Bills, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte nc Observer gained the APSE award for beating headlines and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL profession on Thursday night in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was eliminated of the video game in the 3rd one-fourth after a play through which he clambered up the center for a to begin with down and reduced his shoulder to trigger exposure to Expenses security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging exchange Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly entered into a securing response, a term used to explain an individual's arms entering into an abnormal posture. Dolphins clinical trainers addressed him for a number of moments as players stoop around him. He was actually eventually capable to stroll off the industry and also into the group's closet space under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times up until their upcoming game against the Seat Seahawks however could rule out Tagovailoa, no matter how he progresses through the league's blast process. A stint on the harmed reservoir could be another probability considering his personal injury past." At this moment, [it] is actually much more about receiving an effective step-by-step analysis and also taking it someday at a time," Dolphins instructor Mike McDaniel claimed after the activity. "The farthest point coming from my thoughts is what is the timetable. Our experts only need to examine as well as just worry about my teammate. ... Our company'll get more details [Friday] and after that take it day after day from certainly there." Right here are 4 essential questions following Tagovailoa's latest trauma. What is actually Tagovailoa's personal injury history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be selected as the leading quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught in the course of his ultimate time at Alabama but endured a hip dislocation as well as crack of the back wall structure of his hip socket midway through the season. He was likewise identified with a blast and busted nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated over time to play for the Dolphins as a rookie but skipped 5 activities during his very first 2 periods due to numerous small personal injuries. In 2022, he was actually identified along with two traumas as well as took a 3rd favorite to his head that inevitably resulted in the NFL changing its concussion protocol. He failed to skip an activity during the course of the 2023 period, however, and also earned a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly taking into consideration retirement after discussions with his family. During a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he made clear that it was predominantly his mom who inquired him to rethink his playing occupation. Eventually, he chose versus it as well as devoted the 2023 offseason bulking up and instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to know exactly how to drop without attacking his directly the ground. The instruction appeared to aid as he played in each of Miami's activities final season, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an initiative to become more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to colleagues in the locker space as well as is in excellent feelings after suffering a concussion. If Tagovailoa wants to return to the industry, what difficulties will he have to clear in blast method? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will undergo extensive screening and also examination prior to they determine just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step method that winds up in a crew's medical professional accepting an individual neurological expert that a gamer can securely participate in again. The first step of the process is remainder and rehabilitation "till his symptoms and neurologic evaluation" go back to "baseline standing." The following step is actually sunny aerobic exercise, adhered to through continuing aerobic exercise and also overview of durability instruction. A gamer can easily return to regulation football activities in the fourth step of the method, each one of which are noncontact. The final action is full approval, once the doctor and nerve consultant acknowledge the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa may not play in next week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to begin. Thompson started 3 games as a rookie 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 actually authorized to their method squad. There are actually free agent options readily available ought to Miami decide to introduce one more quarterback, notably the group's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel carried out not devote to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa however expressed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually unlikely Miami will immediately bring in another quarterback to start over Thompson, however it might include intensity if Tagovailoa is actually obliged to miss out on time.