.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 10:31 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat press reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, prior to changing to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The previous Carolina Panthers beat author for the Charlotte nc Onlooker won the APSE honor for beating updates and the South Carolina Media Affiliation honor for venture creating in 2018. MIAMI-- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday evening's 31-10 reduction to the Buffalo Bills after experiencing a concussion in the 3rd one-fourth, the third identified blast of his NFL career.Late in the third fourth, Tagovailoa rushed up the center for an initially down and lowered his shoulder to initiate exposure to Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa's headgear produced challenging contact with Hamlin's body, and the quarterback quickly went into a fencing feedback with his upper arms in an abnormal position.Dolphins medical instructors addressed him for numerous moments as players stooped around him. He was inevitably able to walk off the area under his own power and right into the group's locker room. He was swiftly dismissed for the game.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa would receive "proper step-by-step analysis" and "proper treatment" on Friday.Editor's Picks2 Related" The furthest trait coming from my thoughts is, 'What is the timeline?' We just need to analyze as well as merely fret about my ally, like the remainder of the people are actually," McDaniel claimed. "Our experts'll acquire even more info tomorrow and also take it day by day away." Some players found Tagovailoa in the closet space after the game and stated they were actually promoted. Tagovailoa spoke with some players and afterwards went home after the game, McDaniel mentioned." I possess a ton of passion for Tua, built a wonderful connection with him," claimed quarterback Skylar Thompson, that substituted Tagovailoa after the personal injury. "You love the person greater than the gamer as well as everybody in the company would certainly say the very same trait. Only truly wishing Tua and with any luck whatever will certainly appear all right." Tagovailoa was the topic of prevalent focus in 2022, when he attacked the rear of his directly the ground in a video game against the Costs. He discovered his back to the Dolphins' huddle as well as briefly left behind the game just before coming back coming from what was referred to as a back injury.The NFL as well as NFLPA opened a shared examination right into exactly how Tagovailoa was actually dealt with, causing the NFLPA exercising its own right to discharge the unaffiliated nerve specialist who cleared Tagovailoa to return to the video game. The NFL likewise affected its blast plan to feature a chaos clause-- allowing a spotter to have actually players removed coming from the video game if they present specific trauma symptoms.Four times later on, Tagovailoa attacked the rear of his directly the ground in comparable style during the course of a video game against the Cincinnati Bengals as well as was temporarily delivered subconscious. He was required to a neighborhood healthcare facility as well as identified along with a trauma. Afterward, McDaniel and the Dolphins drew heavy critical remarks for permitting him to play.Tagovailoa sat out pair of video games prior to going back to the field however experienced one more blast in the course of a Dec. 25 game against the Green Gulf Packers. This time around, the Dolphins closed him down for the remainder of the season.Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night's activity after going through the 3rd diagnosed blast of his NFL occupation. AP Photo/Lynne SladkyTagovailoa claimed he for a while considered retired life after the 2022 period after conversations with his family members. During the course of a job interview with "The Dan Le Batard Show," he clarified that his mommy inquired him to think about resigning. He decided against it and also devoted the offseason bulking up as well as training in jiu-jitsu to know just how to drop without hitting his directly the ground.The training operated he played all 17 regular-season video games in 2023 as well as the Dolphins' playoff loss to the Kansas Area Chiefs. This offseason, he signed a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension, creating him the highest-paid player in franchise history.McDaniel stated it is actually not his location to state if Tagovailoa ought to return to volleyball. "He'll be examined and also our team'll have talks as well as development as appropriate," McDaniel stated." If you know Tua beyond soccer, you can not aid however taste of him," Bills quarterback Josh Allen mentioned on Amazon.com following the activity. "He is actually a wonderful football gamer yet he's an even higher person. He is among the very best humans in the world. I've obtained a considerable amount of affection for him as well as I'm merely wishing him and also his household, really hoping every little thing's OK. However it is difficult, guy. This video game of volleyball that our team play, it's got its highs as well as it is actually received its own lows-- and this is just one of the lows." The Associated Press contributed to this report.