Commanders shut down QB Jayden Daniels for rest of season - ESPN

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels won't play the rest of the season, a decision made by the team one week after he aggravated his dislocated left elbow.

Coach Dan Quinn said Daniels still hasn't been cleared for contact and was unlikely to play Saturday vs. the Philadelphia Eagles.

Washington then has a short week before playing on Christmas Day, and Quinn said that wasn't ideal for Daniels' return. But he will continue to practice with the team.

«He is not happy that he is going to be out, but that's where we're at,» Quinn said.

Daniels had missed six games with multiple injuries, including the dislocated elbow suffered Nov. 9. He returned to the lineup for a Dec. 7 game at Minnesota, but exited in the third quarter after falling on his elbow — getting pushed to the ground following an interception.

After the game, Quinn said Daniels could have returned, but he said three days later that further tests showed the player had aggravated the injury.

«We thought we had a good plan for the next five [games], and I would say, 'Man plans and God laughs.'» Quinn said. «And so you've got a good plan and then you have a way to adjust it.»

Veteran Marcus Mariota will start the final three games for Washington (4-10), which snapped its eight-game losing streak Sunday.

Daniels has played only seven games this season, leaving each of the last three with an injury — or, as was the case at Minnesota in Week 14, aggravating his non-throwing elbow.

The Commanders will finish the season having nine starters from their projected lineup in camp miss at least seven games. Only one starter in 2024 missed that many games.

Quinn informed Daniels of the decision Monday afternoon, saying Daniels was «disappointed but understood.»