In news that will likely shock anyone who watched Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels injure his arm live, the 24 year old suffered no ligament damage, and will not require surgery on his left arm.
Daniels suffered a gruesome looking injury in his team’s 38-14 loss to Seattle on Sunday, ultimately dislocating his left elbow. However, following additional imaging once the swelling subsided, scans showed no ligament damage, with the QB apparently avoiding an IR stint altogether.
The former 2nd overall pick from the 2024 NFL Draft will be reevaluated during his team’s bye week, with a more definitive timeline being available following their Week 11 match up against Miami.
Losers of 4 straight games, the 3-6 Commanders will have their hands full against the Detroit Lions this weekend, before travelling to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid to take on the Dolphins. Should the team lose both matchups, they would fall to 3-8 and be all but mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
Washington would then have little incentive to rush their franchise QB back into action, and may opt to shut him down for the remainder of the NFL campaign, or at least an extended recovery process.
It’s been a nightmare season for Washington who, one year removed from reaching the NFC title game, find themselves well outside the playoff picture, with an extensive list of injuries. In addition to Daniels, the team is also without WR Terry McLaurin (quad), WR Noah Brown (groin), and WR Luke McCaffrey (collarbone).
Daniels himself has been limited to just 6 games this year due to a knee and hamstring injury earlier this season. While it’s great to hear there will be no long term damage to Daniels’ arm, the news may ultimately be “too little, too late” to have much of an effect on the Commanders 2025 NFL outlook.
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