Commanders face critical decision on Jayden Daniels' elbow as specialists review MRI results

So what does that mean?Daniels will miss Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks.Marcus Mariota will start.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels lies on the field with an apparent left arm injury during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept.
20, 2026.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)WASHINGTON COMMANDERS FACE SEASON-DEFINING CRISIS AS JAYDEN DANIELS SUFFERS ANOTHER SERIOUS ELBOW INJURYInterestingly, the Seahawks are optimistic they will get starting quarterback Sam Darnold back for that game, although that is not yet fully certain and will depend on how he looks in practice.Daniels, meanwhile, is getting multiple medical opinions to determine what he should do next."He had imaging done today," Commanders coach Dan Quinn said.
"He'll see specialists early this week, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then we'll go through the process from there."...Until we go through that process, we just, I'd be guessing to give you any [timeline]."Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn talks to fans during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Ashburn, Va.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)HITS KEEP COMING AS RAMS LOSE MYLES GARRETT FOR AT LEAST FOUR GAMES AFTER LOOMING KNEE SURGERYQuinn is wise not to give a timeline because the specialists might suggest something so drastic as surgery, which would end Daniels' season.
Or they could reboot a rehabilitation program similar to the one Daniels underwent last season that avoided surgery altogether.Even a rehab program is probably going to keep Daniels out for weeks.Daniels, who played only seven of 17 games last year, dislocated the same left elbow last season and opted not to have surgery in an effort to try and save the s...