Jayden Daniels Seeks Specialist Opinions on Left Elbow, Marcus Mariota Set to Start Week 3
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Updated · NBC Sports · Sep 21
Jayden Daniels Seeks Specialist Opinions on Left Elbow, Marcus Mariota Set to Start Week 3
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Sep 21
Summary
Daniels underwent imaging Monday after dislocating his left elbow in Sunday’s 37-20 loss to Dallas, and coach Dan Quinn said the quarterback will now consult specialists on treatment and recovery time.
The injury is a recurrence of the same left-elbow dislocation Daniels suffered in 2025, when he missed 4 games, returned, aggravated it, and then sat out the final 4 games of that season.
Marcus Mariota will start next week’s home game against Seattle, with Quinn saying Sunday that Washington would “rally around” its backup quarterback.
The setback deepens an early-season hole for the 0-2 Commanders, who also saw several other key players leave Sunday’s game injured.