Jayden Daniels can return this season, but the Commanders’ year may be over by the time he’s ready.
Washington’s quarterback avoided ligament damage and will not need surgery after suffering a dislocated left elbow Sunday against Seattle, per ESPN, but he will not return until Week 13 at the earliest.
The plan is for him to reportedly be reevaluated during the team’s Week 12 bye, when the Commanders return from their week off to host the Broncos on Nov. 30
However, with Washington sitting at 3-6 and a game on tap against the Lions this week, Washington may have to decide whether it’s prudent to have him return in a lost season.
“We haven’t discussed any of that,” Washington coach Dan Quinn said Monday, according to ESPN.
That Daniels avoided a ligament injury is a good bit of news for Washington in a season that began with optimism but has turned into a disaster.
Daniels pioneered Washington to the NFC title game last season in his rookie year, but he’s been limited to just six games this year due to a sprained knee and hamstring issues.
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He returned from a one-game absence to face the Seahawks on “Sunday Night Football” and suffered a gnarly injury when his left arm bent the wrong way while being tackled with Washington trailing, 38-7.
Daniels left the field in an arm cast.
Quinn lamented that he had Daniels still in the game while losing by 31 points.
“I get that. I’ve been thinking about it nonstop, too, and the answer is, man, I missed it,” Quinn said.
Washington has lost four straight and is a 7.5-point home underdog on DraftKings for this Sunday’s home game against the Lions, which Marcus Mariota will start.
The team is already dealing with injuries to receivers Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown and Luke McCaffrey, severely limiting the offense’s upside.
Washington is already 2 1/2 games out of the seventh and final playoff spot.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
