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09/25 14:56 CDT No surgery on the table as the Commanders talk about how to get
Jayden Daniels back on the field
No surgery on the table as the Commanders talk about how to get Jayden Daniels
back on the field
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) --- The Commanders have not discussed putting Jayden Daniels
on injured reserve with the quarterback's return from a dislocated left elbow
apparently a possibility within the next month, Washington general manager Adam
Peters said Friday.
"As of right now, surgery is not on the table, and we haven't discussed IR,"
Peters said on 106.7 The Fan. "So it's just a matter of how we're going to get
him back on the field. That's still to be determined."
Peters said Daniels returned late Thursday night and was meeting with the
Commanders on Friday. Team officials have talked with medical officials around
the country, and Peters called it a medical decision that Washington is working
through.
Being placed on injured reserve would mean Daniels would miss a minimum of four
games.
Daniels was hurt during Sunday's loss at Dallas on a broken play at the end of
the first half. He took a snap under center, and left guard Chris Paul stepped
on Daniels' foot as he backed away from the line. Daniels braced himself with
his non-throwing arm, which bent awkwardly under the pressure.
A similar thing happened last November, when Daniels used his left arm to brace
himself and dislocated his elbow against Seattle. He returned just over a month
later, only to aggravate the problem and miss the rest of the season.
Marcus Mariota is set to start Sunday's home opener against Seattle.
Coach Dan Quinn said Friday that he'll have updates later on the guidelines for
Daniels' return once he gets to that stage. For now, he is considered
week-to-week.
Asked about his initial reaction to the injury, Quinn said sometimes the
scenarios that play out in someone's mind "are worse than the actual news."
"But you just wait to get all the information you can, and then, spoke with him
(Daniels) on the phone and again we had a chance to visit this morning. So, I
thought just what a great bit of news for him and for us," Quinn said.
The coach said the team has a lot of confidence in Mariota.
"In fact, so much --- I thought this was such a cool thing --- the captains
huddled up with me earlier in the week and said, ?Hey, we'd like to make Marcus
our sixth captain.' And I thought what a great tribute of brotherhood of those
guys asking," Quinn said. "Of course, they were all like as on board, as you
can imagine. I thought it was awesome, too, but what a great example of
teammate and leadership."
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