Jayden Daniels missed his second consecutive game for the Washington Commanders on Sunday with a knee sprain. Marcus Mariota started under center for Washington in Weeks 3 and 4. However, in some positive injury news for the Commanders, they are expected to have Daniels back next week against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported on Sunday morning that the Commanders expect Daniels back next week.
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“The Washington Commanders are not going to have their star quarterback Jayden Daniels, already ruled out for this game against the Atlanta Falcons. Marcus Mariota is going to start once again,” Rapoport said. “My understanding though, is that Jayden Daniels is expected to be back next week, in what looms as a huge game against the Chargers. Remember, Jayden Daniels is still dealing with that knee sprain, and this is going to be the second game that he’s missed, but he did work out yesterday, on Saturday. It sounds like the workout went really well, coming on the heels of a scheduled rest day on Friday. If all goes well, and they expect it to, Jayden Daniels likely only misses two games. All in all, a decent outcome when it comes to your starting quarterback.”
This is great news for Washington. It’s also a homecoming for Daniels, who is from San Bernardino, which is approximately 55 miles from Los Angeles.
The Commanders are dealing with multiple injuries, including to Daniels, wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown, tight end John Bates and safety Percy Butler.
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