Jayden Daniels gets major injury update after Commanders QB left win with rib problem

Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels left Sunday's 40-7 win implicit the Carolina Panthers with an evident rib injury.

On Sunday, the NFL's premiere rookie got immoderate bully news arsenic Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reveals that archetypal tests connected Daniels person shown nary fractures to his ribs.

Daniels volition beryllium undergoing much tests Monday, but the archetypal quality is bully for the erstwhile Heisman winner.

'I tin not springiness you an update connected Jayden, but I volition conscionable arsenic soon arsenic we find out,' manager Dan Quinn said Sunday aft Daniels was injured aboriginal successful Sunday's win. 'I'll springiness you immoderate updates conscionable arsenic soon arsenic I find retired tomorrow, but I bash not person immoderate tonight.'

Daniels' mother, Regina Jackson, posted connected societal media the elemental message, 'He's fine.' Meanwhile, portion proprietor Magic Johnson posted he's 'praying that Jayden Daniels' wounded is not serious!'

Seven games into what is turning into a play with playoff aspirations, the Commanders are 5-2 but truthful acold person nary clarity astir Daniels.

'Obviously, it's going to instrumentality immoderate clip oregon immoderate it is,' said seasoned Marcus Mariota, who replaced Daniels and threw for 2 touchdown passes and 205 yards. 'We person nary idea. But I deliberation helium was successful bully spirits, and for the astir portion you conscionable cheque connected him, however he's doing and we'll instrumentality it time to day.'

Daniels, who ran for 46 yards connected the Commanders' archetypal violative snap, took aggregate hits connected their opening thrust — including a head-over-feet tumble connected that play. It was not wide precisely erstwhile helium was injured, with Quinn lone definite it happened connected that drive.

The No. 2 prime retired of LSU and 2023 Heisman Trophy victor appeared to beryllium successful symptom erstwhile leaving the tract pursuing a third-down completion earlier Austin Seibert's tract extremity that gave Washington a 10-0 lead. He initially went to the seat but relocated to the bluish aesculapian structure for evaluation.

After Andy Dalton's 2nd interception of the archetypal quarter, Daniels near the structure and went backmost onto the tract to propulsion a fewer passes. He returned to the sideline and slammed his helmet to the turf earlier returning to the tent, and Mariota took power of the offense.

'When you spot him spell down, that's pugnacious for us,' apical receiver Terry McLaurin said. 'Marcus did a large occupation coming in.'

Towel successful hand, Daniels past walked disconnected the sideline and down the passageway to the locker room.