Jayden Daniels Injury Update: X-ray Results On Qb's Left Elbow Revealed

Quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a gruesome wounded in Sunday night's Commanders nonaccomplishment to nan Seahawks. With his squad down 38–7 precocious successful nan 4th quarter, nan second-year awesome caller pulled nan shot connected a publication action and tried to get distant from a Seattle defender earlier landing awkwardly connected his near elbow. Daniels was taken to nan locker room pinch trainers, his limb immobilized, and did not return.

After nan game, Washington coach Dan Quinn told reporters that Daniels suffered a near elbow injury, and that contempt being down 31 points pinch conscionable complete 7 minutes to go, did not see taking his franchise backmost out of what was already group up to beryllium a blowout loss.

Daniels near Sunday night's crippled pinch a near elbow injury. / Amber Searls-Imagn Images

According to The Athletic's Nicki Jhabvala, Daniels suffered a dislocated near elbow, and X-rays came backmost antagonistic connected Monday morning. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport added that nan QB is not group for an MRI to find really agelong he will beryllium out, but "the belief is it's not arsenic bad arsenic it could've been." He will still miss respective games.

Given their now-3–6 record, Washington is apt to thin on backup backmost Marcus Mariota in Daniels's absence, alternatively than going to nan free supplier or trade market. Mariota has started 3 games for nan Commanders already this play while Daniels dealt pinch different ailments, going 1–2 successful said starts while throwing 4 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and scoring a rushing touchdown crossed 4 full appearances.

The Commanders will return connected nan Lions adjacent Sunday, Nov. 9 for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.

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