.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 10:31 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter covering the Buffalo Expenses, just before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE honor for beating headlines and the South Carolina Media Affiliation award for organization writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left behind Thursday night's 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Expenses after going through a trauma in the third quarter, the third detected blast of his NFL career.Late in the 3rd quarter, Tagovailoa scrambled up the middle for an initially down and decreased his shoulder to initiate exposure to Costs safety and security Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa's safety helmet produced hard exposure to Hamlin's body system, and the quarterback right away went into a fence action along with his upper arms in an abnormal position.Dolphins clinical trainers attended to him for several mins as gamers stooped around him. He was eventually able to stroll off the area under his own electrical power and right into the group's storage locker space. He was actually swiftly dismissed for the game.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa would receive "effective procedural examination" and also "appropriate treatment" on Friday.Editor's Picks2 Related" The furthest point from my mind is actually, 'What is the timeline?' Our team merely require to evaluate and only think about my ally, like the remainder of the fellas are," McDaniel mentioned. "Our experts'll receive additional details tomorrow as well as take it day after day hence." Some gamers viewed Tagovailoa in the closet room after the game and mentioned they were promoted. Tagovailoa spoke to some players and afterwards went home after the game, McDaniel mentioned." I have a ton of affection for Tua, created a terrific connection with him," pointed out quarterback Skylar Thompson, that switched out Tagovailoa after the injury. "You care about the individual more than the player and everybody in the company would mention the exact same point. Simply really praying for Tua as well as hopefully whatever will definitely show up all right." Tagovailoa was actually the subject matter of common interest in 2022, when he hit the rear of his head on the ground in an activity against the Expenses. He found his back to the Dolphins' huddle and also briefly left behind the activity just before returning from what was actually called a back injury.The NFL and also NFLPA opened up a joint inspection right into just how Tagovailoa was managed, causing the NFLPA exercising its own right to fire the unaffiliated neurological specialist that cleared Tagovailoa to come back to the activity. The NFL likewise altered its blast policy to feature a chaos stipulation-- permitting a spotter to have actually players gotten rid of from the activity if they present particular trauma symptoms.Four times later, Tagovailoa attacked the rear of his directly the ground in identical manner during an activity against the Cincinnati Bengals and was actually temporarily provided unconscious. He was actually needed to a local area medical center and also diagnosed along with a trauma. Thereafter, McDaniel as well as the Dolphins attracted heavy objection for permitting him to play.Tagovailoa sat out two activities prior to returning to the field however received one more concussion during a Dec. 25 activity versus the Environment-friendly Bay Packers. This time, the Dolphins shut him down for the rest of the season.Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night's game after experiencing the 3rd identified trauma of his NFL job. AP Photo/Lynne SladkyTagovailoa mentioned he for a while took into consideration retirement life after the 2022 time after discussions with his family. Throughout a job interview along with "The Dan Le Batard Show," he clarified that his mother inquired him to look at retiring. He made a decision against it and also spent the offseason expanding as well as training in jiu-jitsu to know how to drop without reaching his head on the ground.The instruction worked he played all 17 regular-season video games in 2023 and the Dolphins' playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, he authorized a four-year, $212.1 million arrangement expansion, creating him the highest-paid player in franchise history.McDaniel stated it's not his area to mention if Tagovailoa ought to come back to football. "He'll be actually analyzed and our team'll possess chats and also improvement as proper," McDaniel said." If you recognize Tua beyond soccer, you can't assist but sample of him," Costs quarterback Josh Allen mentioned on Amazon.com adhering to the video game. "He's a great soccer player yet he's an even higher human being. He's one of the very best humans on earth. I have actually got a bunch of love for him and also I am actually just praying for him and his household, wishing whatever's OK. Yet it's tough, guy. This video game of soccer that our team participate in, it's got its highs and also it is actually received its lows-- as well as this is one of the lows." The Associated Push supported this rumor.