.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 10:31 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques signed up with ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, prior to switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer succeeded the APSE award for breaking headlines as well as the South Carolina Press Association award for business creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left behind Thursday night's 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Expenses after suffering a blast in the 3rd fourth, the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career.Late in the 3rd quarter, Tagovailoa scrambled up the center for a first down and also decreased his shoulder to launch exposure to Expenses safety and security Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging contact with Hamlin's body, and also the quarterback immediately entered a secure fencing feedback with his upper arms in a strange position.Dolphins clinical instructors addressed him for numerous mins as players knelt around him. He was actually essentially able to stroll off the industry under his own energy and also into the crew's storage locker area. He was actually swiftly ruled out for the game.Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa would certainly obtain "correct step-by-step evaluation" and also "appropriate treatment" on Friday.Editor's Picks2 Related" The farthest thing from my mind is actually, 'What is actually the timetable?' We only require to review as well as only worry about my colleague, like the remainder of the guys are," McDaniel mentioned. "We'll obtain additional relevant information tomorrow and also take it daily from here." Some gamers found Tagovailoa in the storage locker room after the activity as well as mentioned they were actually urged. Tagovailoa consulted with some players and then went home after the video game, McDaniel mentioned." I have a bunch of affection for Tua, created a fantastic partnership with him," said quarterback Skylar Thompson, that changed Tagovailoa after the accident. "You appreciate the individual greater than the player and also everyone in the institution would state the very same trait. Merely truly wishing Tua and also ideally everything will certainly appear okay." Tagovailoa was actually the subject matter of wide-spread focus in 2022, when he attacked the rear of his directly the ground in a video game versus the Expenses. He discovered his in the past to the Dolphins' huddle and also briefly left the game prior to coming back coming from what was actually called a back injury.The NFL and NFLPA opened up a shared inspection in to exactly how Tagovailoa was handled, leading to the NFLPA exercising its right to discharge the unaffiliated nerve professional who removed Tagovailoa to go back to the game. The NFL likewise changed its own trauma policy to include a chaos clause-- permitting a lookout to have actually players eliminated from the activity if they reveal certain concussion symptoms.Four times eventually, Tagovailoa attacked the rear of his directly the ground in comparable manner during a video game against the Cincinnati Bengals as well as was actually temporarily provided unconscious. He was actually taken to a regional health center and also identified with a blast. Later, McDaniel and also the Dolphins pulled heavy unfavorable judgment for enabling him to play.Tagovailoa remained pair of activities prior to coming back to the field but suffered an additional trauma during the course of a Dec. 25 activity versus the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers. This time around, the Dolphins closed him down for the rest of the season.Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left behind Thursday evening's activity after enduring the third identified blast of his NFL profession. AP Photo/Lynne SladkyTagovailoa stated he for a while considered retired life after the 2022 period after conversations along with his family. Throughout an interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show," he made clear that his mother inquired him to take into consideration retiring. He chose against it and also invested the offseason expanding as well as instruction in jiu-jitsu to learn exactly how to fall without attacking his head on the ground.The instruction worked he played all 17 regular-season games in 2023 and the Dolphins' playoff reduction to the Kansas Urban Area Chiefs. This offseason, he authorized a four-year, $212.1 thousand arrangement expansion, creating him the highest-paid player in franchise business history.McDaniel stated it is actually not his place to state if Tagovailoa ought to return to football. "He'll be actually reviewed and also our experts'll possess talks and progress as necessary," McDaniel mentioned." If you recognize Tua beyond football, you can not aid however feel for him," Bills quarterback Josh Allen stated on Amazon following the game. "He is actually a great volleyball player yet he's an even more significant human. He's one of the greatest people in the world. I've got a bunch of affection for him and I'm merely wishing him as well as his family members, really hoping every little thing's OK. However it is difficult, guy. This activity of volleyball that our company play, it is actually got its own highs as well as it's received its own lows-- as well as this is among the lows." The Associated Push supported this report.