There’s no clear timetable for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’ return from the dislocated left elbow he sustained in Sunday night’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, coach Dan Quinn told reporters Monday.
Quinn said they’re still gathering information on the extent of the injury, which occurred when Daniels’ arm bent the wrong direction while taking a fourth-quarter sack from Drake Jackson.
#JaydenDaniels
Gruesome looking left arm injury
By video, elbow dislocation
Ligaments torn, hope to avoid fracture
Fingers crossed, not season ending
Will hop on live to discuss soon pic.twitter.com/EITPPcUbdA— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 3, 2025
Daniels had an MRI exam Monday morning, and the head coach said they should have a better idea of Daniels’ status by Wednesday or Thursday of this week, but he knows a return wouldn’t be any time soon regardless.
“It’ll knock him out for a while for sure,” Quinn said.
#Commanders HC Dan Quinn opened his press conference by saying he messed up by keeping QB Jayden Daniels in the game last night down by 31.
"I've been thinking about it non-stop. I missed it." pic.twitter.com/mfeDjHWq1O
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 3, 2025
This is the third separate injury Daniels has sustained this season, limiting him from building on his breakout Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024 which saw him throw for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 891 yards and six scores.
He missed two games with a knee injury sustained in Week 2 vs. Green Bay, returned for two games before sustaining a hamstring injury vs. Dallas in Week 7 that knocked him out of another game and returned once more Sunday before getting hurt once again.
During his opening statement Monday, Quinn also admitted his role in why the team’s standout starting quarterback was still playing in a game the Commanders were trailing 38-7 with less than eight minutes left.
"It's 7 minutes and 39 seconds left, and you have [Jayden Daniels] out there trailing 38-7, the game is clearly over. Why are you calling that play?" ????@stephenasmith reacts to Jayden Daniels and the Commanders after their SNF loss pic.twitter.com/Zh7RvEfq5j
— First Take (@FirstTake) November 3, 2025
“I get (why you have been asking about that),” Quinn said. “I’m been thinking about it, honestly, non-stop too. For me, the answer is I missed it. … 100%, that’s on me.”
The Commanders (3-6) have lost their last four games after reaching last season’s NFC championship game. In more bad news, Quinn said Monday that he would consider receiver Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) doubtful to return Sunday vs. Detroit.
