.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 Costs, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Observer won the APSE honor for beating updates and the South Carolina Press Association honor for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the 3rd detected concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa was actually dismissed of the video game in the third fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for an initially down and also decreased his shoulder to launch contact with Expenses safety Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear produced difficult exchange Hamlin's body, the quarterback promptly entered into a securing action, a condition made use of to describe a person's upper arms entering an unnatural placement. Dolphins health care fitness instructors addressed him for several minutes as players stoop around him. He was eventually able to walk off the industry as well as into the group's closet space under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every activity final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 days till their following game versus the Seat Seahawks yet could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, regardless of just how he advances with the organization's blast procedure. An assignment on the hurt reserve might be one more probability considering his accident past." Today, [it] is even more concerning acquiring an appropriate step-by-step examination as well as taking it one day each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the game. "The farthest thing from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. We simply require to assess as well as just stress over my colleague. ... Our team'll obtain even more information [Friday] and then take it everyday from there." Listed here are actually four vital inquiries following Tagovailoa's most up-to-date concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's accident past? Tagovailoa was actually an applicant to become picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft during the course of his last period at Alabama but experienced a hip dislocation and crack of the posterior wall of his hip outlet midway with the season. He was actually likewise diagnosed with a concussion as well as faulty nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered eventually to play for the Dolphins as a rookie however skipped 5 video games throughout his very first two seasons due to a variety of small accidents. In 2022, he was actually diagnosed with 2 blasts as well as took a 3rd smash hit to his scalp that ultimately brought about the NFL altering its own concussion protocol. He failed to miss a game throughout the 2023 period, however, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 million contract expansion in July. What choices performed Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa confessed to quickly taking into consideration retired life after discussions along with his loved ones. During the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Series" last month, he cleared up that it was actually mostly his mommy who inquired him to rethink his playing job. Essentially, he chose versus it and spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and also training in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to know just how to fall without striking his directly the ground. The training seemed to help as he played with all of Miami's games final season, consisting of a playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa said to CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an effort to be more mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'good feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel states Tua Tagovailoa was actually speaking to teammates in the closet room as well as is in excellent spirits after going through a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to return to the field, what hurdles will he must crystal clear in concussion process? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will go through extensive testing and analysis prior to they make a decision exactly how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation protocol is actually a five-step procedure that culminates in a team's doctor accepting a private nerve consultant that a gamer may safely play once again. The very first step of the process is actually remainder and rehabilitation "till his symptoms and also neurologic exam" return to "baseline standing." The following action is actually sunny cardiovascular physical exercise, complied with by continuing cardio physical exercise and also intro of toughness training. A player can easily come back to soccer tasks in the 4th step of the process, each one of which are noncontact. The last step is full authorization, when the medical doctor as well as neurological professional acknowledge the gamer prepares. What are actually the Dolphins' choices at quarterback? Will they sign an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily certainly not play in following week's game against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in line to begin. Thompson started 3 activities as a rookie in 2022, consisting of a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, that is signed to their practice team. There are free agent options offered must Miami make a decision to bring in yet another quarterback, significantly the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel performed not dedicate to the opportunity of playing without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost peace of mind" in Thompson. It's not likely Miami will quickly generate another quarterback to start over Thompson, yet it could add deepness if Tagovailoa is forced to miss opportunity.