.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 former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte nc Observer won the APSE award for beating news and also the South Carolina Media Association award for venture writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced the 3rd diagnosed concussion of his NFL profession on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo grass Expenses. Tagovailoa was actually eliminated of the activity in the third fourth after a play through which he scurried up the middle for a to begin with down and also lowered his shoulder to launch exchange Costs protection Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet helped make difficult exposure to Hamlin's body system, the quarterback instantly went into a fencing feedback, a condition utilized to describe a person's upper arms entering into an unnatural placement. Dolphins clinical coaches addressed him for a number of minutes as players knelt around him. He was inevitably able to walk off the area and into the group's locker room under his personal energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game final seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 days until their following video game versus the Seattle Seahawks however could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, despite how he proceeds by means of the game's concussion method. A stint on the harmed reservoir can be an additional option considering his trauma record." Today, [it] is actually a lot more concerning receiving a suitable step-by-step analysis as well as taking it eventually each time," Dolphins train Mike McDaniel stated after the activity. "The farthest thing from my mind is what is actually the timetable. Our experts just need to assess as well as only think about my ally. ... Our experts'll get additional information [Friday] and after that take it day after day coming from there certainly." Right here are 4 vital questions following Tagovailoa's newest concussion. What is actually Tagovailoa's injury past? Tagovailoa was an applicant to be selected as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught during his last time at Alabama however went through a hip dislocation as well as crack of the back wall structure of his hip outlet midway via the season. He was likewise identified along with a trauma as well as damaged nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recuperated over time to bet the Dolphins as a novice but missed 5 video games during the course of his 1st 2 periods because of a variety of minor accidents. In 2022, he was detected along with pair of blasts as well as took a 3rd hit to his head that inevitably caused the NFL changing its trauma method. He really did not skip a video game throughout the 2023 time, however, as well as gained a four-year, $212.1 thousand deal expansion in July. What choices carried out Tagovailoa consider after his 2022 time? Tagovailoa accepted to briefly considering retirement life after chats with his household. During a meeting along with "The Dan Le Batard Show" last month, he made clear that it was mostly his mother who asked him to rethink his participating in occupation. Eventually, he decided versus it and spent the 2023 offseason bulking up and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall plan to find out just how to drop without hitting his directly the ground. The training seemed to help as he played with all of Miami's games final season, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Sports he lost 14 extra pounds in an effort to be more mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'really good spirits' after concussionMike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa was actually consulting with teammates in the locker area and resides in great sens after suffering a trauma. If Tagovailoa intends to go back to the field, what difficulties will he need to clear in blast process? McDaniel said Tagovailoa will certainly go through in depth screening as well as analysis just before they choose how to proceed. The NFL's return-to-participation process is a five-step method that culminates in a team's medical doctor accepting an independent nerve specialist that a gamer can safely play once more. The very first step of the procedure is rest as well as recuperation "till his symptoms as well as neurologic evaluation" come back to "baseline standing." The following action is actually light cardiovascular physical exercise, adhered to through continuous aerobic physical exercise as well as overview of toughness training. A gamer can easily return to regulation football activities in the fourth action of the method, all of which are noncontact. The ultimate action is total authorization, the moment the medical professional and nerve consultant agree the gamer prepares. What are the Dolphins' possibilities at quarterback? Will they sign another gamer? If Tagovailoa can not play in following week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in line to start. Thompson started 3 games as a novice in 2022, featuring a playoff loss when traveling at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their practice team. There are freelance alternatives available must Miami make a decision to generate yet another quarterback, significantly the team's first-round selection in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did not dedicate to the option of participating in without Tagovailoa but revealed the "utmost self-confidence" in Thompson. It's unlikely Miami would instantly bring in another quarterback to begin again Thompson, however it might add deepness if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss time.