Jayden Daniels‘ second season is over with three games remaining on the schedule.
The Washington Commanders will shut down the quarterback for the rest of the 2025 season, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Monday, per sources informed of the situation.
Rapoport added that Daniels was re-evaluated on Monday and is not yet cleared after he aggravated an elbow injury in Week 14.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn later confirmed that Daniels will miss the final three games, adding the decision to shut him down was “part medical, part team.” Quinn told reporters, however, that Daniels would continue to participate in practice this year.
The 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year has suffered through an injury-riddled second season.
Daniels suffered a knee sprain in Week 2, forcing him to miss two contests. He returned in Week 5 but made it through just two tilts before a hamstring strain in Week 7 caused him to miss one game.
The QB returned in Week 9 and suffered a gruesome elbow injury late in a blowout loss. Daniels missed three tilts with the elbow injury. In Week 14, he exited early in a shutout loss after falling on his elbow after an interception. Daniels did not play in the Commanders’ 29-21 win on Sunday against the New York Giants.
There will be no fourth return in 2025.