MRI outcomes revealed a sprained knee for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels after final week’s 27-18 loss to the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
Coach Dan Quinn instructed reporters on Monday that Daniels was thought of “day-to-day,” and his standing for Sunday’s Week 3 contest with the Raiders is unclear.
“[Daniels] did have an MRI and he is already begun his return to play course of with us,” Quinn mentioned. “He’s really day-to-day. What does that imply for Sunday? I am unable to let you know that now. I will have extra to share on that once we get to Wednesday and follow and what that will seem like. However within the return to play, he and any of the blokes should hit the entire markers for us to get again and do our factor.”
Washington has Marcus Mariota standing by because the backup quarterback if Daniels is unavailable.
Daniels has thrown for 433 yards with three touchdowns with out an interception over his first two begins and helped the Commanders win a playoff recreation final season because the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the 12 months. Daniels and his teammates hit the street on quick relaxation after opening the season with a win over the New York Giants.
Inexperienced Bay sacked Daniels 4 instances with Micah Parsons now on board. Operating again Austin Ekeler suffered a season-ending Achilles damage whereas defensive finish Deatrich Smart Jr. was carted off the sphere with a quadriceps damage within the first half.
“They performed higher than us,” Daniels mentioned. “Probably not a lot (else) to say.”
Daniels landed on final week’s preliminary damage report for the Commanders with a proper wrist damage, however remained a full follow participant. Commanders coach Dan Quinn mentioned earlier than the loss to the Packers that Daniels’ wrist was of “zero concern.”
In his debut season, Daniels tied former Steelers nice Ben Roethlisberger’s NFL document for rookie wins (14), which included the postseason. He completed with a completion fee at 69%, accumulating 3,568 yards passing and 25 touchdowns with 9 interceptions. He was a menace on the bottom as effectively, accumulating 891 yards dashing and 6 scores.
