Commanders shut down Jayden Daniels for remaining 3 games, ending injury-riddled season

The Washington Commanders are playing it harmless with their franchise quarterback, arsenic Jayden Daniels has been unopen down for the remaining 3 games of the 2025 season.

Daniels’ instrumentality nether halfway didn’t spell arsenic planned, leaving the contention against the Minnesota Vikings successful Week 14 aboriginal aft reaggravating his elbow wounded portion chasing down Andrew Van Ginkel pursuing an interception.

After seeing his backup, Marcus Mariota, execute good successful his spot against the New York Giants successful a triumph connected Sunday, caput manager Dan Quinn announced connected Monday the team’s determination for Daniels, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders looks connected during an NFL shot crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected Dec. 7, 2025 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Quinn told reporters that it was "part medical, portion team" erstwhile it came to however they decided to determination guardant with Daniels.

While helium won’t beryllium participating connected gameday, Daniels volition proceed practicing with the squad arsenic they look to decorativeness strong. The Commanders, 4-10 connected the season, person already been eliminated from playoff contention.

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This is evidently not however Daniels, oregon anyone successful the Commanders building, wanted this play to spell aft reaching the NFC Championship Game successful 2024. But the 2nd wide prime from the 2024 NFL Draft has been mired with injuries each season, starting with a genu sprain successful Week 2.

After missing 2 games with that ailment, Daniels returned lone to endure a hamstring strain successful Week 7 that caused him to miss a game. The large injury, though, was Week 9 erstwhile helium suffered a brutal elbow wounded that was pugnacious to look astatine successful a blowout nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks astatine home, 38-14.

Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels (5) runs the shot defended by Seattle Seahawks linebacker Drake Thomas (42) during the 2nd fractional astatine Northwest Stadium.  (Amber Searls/Imagn Images)

Daniels burst onto the NFL country arsenic 1 of the champion quarterbacks successful shot past season, starring the Commanders to a 12-5 grounds and instantly changing the trajectory of a franchise that hadn’t reached the NFC Championship Game since their Super Bowl-winning play successful 1991. Washington was blown retired by their NFC East-rival Philadelphia Eagles, who went connected to triumph Super Bowl LIX, but it was surely a palmy play arsenic the squad deed connected their backmost selection.

But arsenic Daniels battled injuries this season, the Commanders couldn’t stay afloat. In fact, they snapped an eight-game losing streak connected Sunday with their 29-21 triumph implicit the Giants.

Mariota has been serviceable successful Daniels’ lack contempt the results. He’s thrown for 1,600 yards with 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, portion rushing for 298 yards and a score.

The 32-year-old was 10-of-19 for 211 yards with 1 touchdown successful the triumph implicit New York astatine MetLife Stadium.

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With Mariota starting the remaining 3 games, seasoned Josh Johnson volition backmost him up, with Wake Forest and Notre Dame merchandise Sam Hartman besides connected the signifier squad.

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