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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’ gruesome injury was not bad enough to guarantee his season is over.
According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, Daniels’ dislocated left elbow was not even severe enough to land him on injured reserve. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Nov. 7 that Daniels managed to avoid any ligament damage in his elbow and will therefore avoid surgery.
Glazer said on Nov. 9 that Washington plans to re-evaluate its starting quarterback in three weeks, setting up a potential return to action shortly after the team’s Week 12 bye.
In the meantime, backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will continue to start behind center for the Commanders. In four starts this season, Mariota is 1-3.
When will Jayden Daniels return?
Daniels remains out for the Commanders’ Week 11 game against the Miami Dolphins. The two teams will face off in Madrid, and two Hawaiian quarterbacks will start against each other for the second time this season – Tua Tagovailoa for the Dolphins and Mariota for the Commanders.
Washington’s former No. 2 overall pick suffered a dislocated left (non-throwing) elbow in the final moments of the team’s Week 9 “Sunday Night Football” loss to the Seattle Seahawks. According to reporting from Glazer of Fox Sports and Rapoport of NFL Network, Daniels avoided major ligament damage in his elbow and will avoid both surgery and a stint on injured reserve.
Had the injury been more severe, the Commanders might have placed him on IR, where he would have missed a minimum of four weeks. Instead, the team will re-evaluate its quarterback in three weeks, per Glazer.
If Daniels doesn’t have any setbacks, a re-evaluation in three weeks could point to a return in Week 13 against the Broncos, one week after the Commanders’ Week 12 bye. Otherwise, it could come in Week 14 against the Vikings in Minnesota.
There’s still a possibility the Commanders end up shutting Daniels down for the season, especially if Washington remains a long shot to make the playoffs in the coming weeks.
Daniels has played in just six games this year, with a knee injury keeping him out in Weeks 3 and 4, a hamstring injury knocking him out for Week 8, and his latest arm injury leading to more missed time. In those six games, the Commanders are 2-4. Daniels has a 62.5% completion rate with 1,184 passing yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Commanders’ second-year quarterback also has 262 yards and two touchdowns on 54 rush attempts.
Commanders QB depth chart
Mariota will make his fifth start for the Commanders in Week 11 as Daniels remains out with his elbow injury. In six appearances (four starts) this season, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft is 1-3 with a 65.5% completion rate, 852 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions.
Johnson, the ultimate journeyman quarterback, is in a second stint with the Commanders after making three starts for Washington in 2018. He has yet to appear in a game.
The Commanders also have former Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman on their practice squad.
