Jayden Daniels injury update: Adam Schefter reports Commanders QB dealing with 'some sort of issue'

ESPN’s Adam Schefter provided an injury update on Jayden Daniels during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday. He’s keeping a keen eye on what Commanders coach Dan Quinn has to say later this afternoon.

“The other quarterback to watch today will be Jayden Daniels. He obviously came up a little limpy on Thursday night in Green Bay, and I think they did some testing over the weekend. I believe Dan Quinn will address the media today, and we’ll see what that is,” Schefter stated.

“Whether his status for Sunday is in question at all, I don’t know yet. I don’t think it’s serious in any kind of way, but I do think we’re going to hear something there regarding some sort of issue with Jayden Daniels. That’s my sense of things, and we’ll see how that plays out. They’re working through it right now.”

Daniels had a great Week 1, passing for 233 yards and a touchdown in Washington’s 15-point home win over the New York Giants. However, his performance against the Packers left a bit to be desired, as Green Bay’s defense stifled the Commanders offense, sans for some points when the game was already out of reach.

Still, Daniels’ stat-sheet is sold. He’s passed for 433 yards and three touchdowns, throwing zero picks thus far through two weeks. He’s added 85 yards with his legs, as well.

This is all coming off a historic rookie season, where Daniels was unflappable. He started and won 14 games, including the playoffs, which tied former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (14 wins in 2004) for the most wins by a rookie quarterback, including the postseason in NFL history.

The former LSU Tigers star became the fourth rookie quarterback all-time to start and win multiple playoff games as well, joining Joe Flacco (2008 with Baltimore), Brock Purdy (2022 with San Francisco) and Mark Sanchez (2009 with the New York Jets).

All in all, Daniels completed 69% of his passes for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 891 yards and six more scores. Those were in the upper echelon of passing stats in the league, while also being top-three in rushing yards and touchdowns for quarterbacks. 

In the playoffs, Daniels led the Commanders to the NFC Championship, within one game of Super Bowl LIX. In wins over Tampa Bay and Detroit and their elimination loss at Philadelphia, Daniels completed 65.8% of his throws for postseason-leading passing yards of 822 along with five touchdowns and one pick.

The Commanders are hoping it’s the start of something beautiful with Daniels, but an injury would certainly throw a wrench into their plans. We’ll find out later on Monday when Quinn speaks with the media, it seems.