.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as an exhausted media reporter dealing with the Buffalo grass Costs, just before changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The past Carolina Panthers beat article writer for the Charlotte nc Viewer won the APSE award for breaking updates and also the South Carolina Press Affiliation honor for organization creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went through the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL job on Thursday night in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was dismissed of the activity in the 3rd quarter after a play in which he scurried up the center for a to begin with down as well as decreased his shoulder to launch exposure to Costs security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's helmet produced tough exchange Hamlin's physical body, the quarterback promptly entered into a securing feedback, a condition made use of to describe a person's arms entering a strange position. Dolphins health care personal trainers addressed him for numerous minutes as players stoop around him. He was actually inevitably able to stroll off the industry and also in to the team's storage locker space under his personal power. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Played every video game last seasonThe Dolphins possess 10 times till their upcoming activity against the Seat Seahawks however might dismiss Tagovailoa, despite exactly how he advances with the organization's trauma process. A stint on the harmed reservoir may be another opportunity considering his accident past." At this moment, [it] is actually much more regarding getting an appropriate step-by-step assessment and taking it eventually at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the game. "The furthest point from my thoughts is what is actually the timeline. We only require to review and also merely bother with my ally. ... We'll obtain even more relevant information [Friday] and afterwards take it everyday coming from there." Here are actually 4 key concerns adhering to Tagovailoa's newest trauma. What is Tagovailoa's accident record? Tagovailoa was actually a prospect to be picked as the top quarterback in the 2020 NFL draught throughout his last time at Alabama yet experienced a hip misplacement and crack of the back wall of his hip outlet midway by means of the time. He was also identified along with a blast and busted nose that year. Tagovailoa recuperated in time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie but skipped 5 activities during his initial 2 seasons because of different small accidents. In 2022, he was identified with two traumas and also took a third favorite to his head that essentially led to the NFL affecting its own blast process. He didn't miss a game during the course of the 2023 season, however, and also got a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa look at after his 2022 period? Tagovailoa accepted to for a while thinking about retired life after conversations with his family members. During the course of an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Program" final month, he cleared up that it was mainly his mommy that asked him to reevaluate his participating in occupation. Inevitably, he decided against it and spent the 2023 offseason bulking up as well as instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall program to find out how to fall without striking his head on the ground. The training seemed to help as he played in each of Miami's video games last time, featuring a playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa told CBS Sports he shed 14 extra pounds in an effort to be extra mobile. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'excellent feelings' after concussionMike McDaniel points out Tua Tagovailoa was consulting with teammates in the closet space and also resides in really good spirits after suffering a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to come back to the industry, what hurdles will he need to very clear in trauma procedure? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will certainly go through comprehensive screening and also examination prior to they choose just how to go ahead. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is actually a five-step method that winds up in a staff's medical doctor accepting an independent nerve consultant that a gamer may properly play again. The first step of the procedure is actually remainder and rehabilitation "up until his symptoms and also neurologic examination" go back to "baseline condition." The following measure is light aerobic physical exercise, complied with by continued cardio workout and introduction of toughness instruction. A player can go back to soccer activities in the 4th step of the procedure, all of which are actually noncontact. The last step is complete authorization, as soon as the medical professional and also neurological professional concur the player is ready. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they sign an additional gamer? If Tagovailoa can certainly not play in next week's game versus the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson resides in collection to start. Thompson started 3 video games as a newbie in 2022, including a playoff loss when driving at Buffalo grass. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is actually Tim Boyle, who is actually authorized to their strategy team. There are actually free agent options offered need to Miami make a decision to produce yet another quarterback, significantly the crew's first-round pick in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not dedicate to the possibility of playing without Tagovailoa yet expressed the "utmost confidence" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will immediately produce yet another quarterback to start over Thompson, but it could possibly incorporate depth if Tagovailoa is actually pushed to miss opportunity.