Jayden Daniels injury update: Adam Schefter reveals latest on Washington Commanders QB

With 11:53 remaining in the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a hamstring injury while being sacked. He left the game and didn’t return.

On Monday, Daniels underwent an MRI for the injury. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed the latest news on Daniels’ condition.

“We’ve seen what this is before,” Schefter said. “Lamar Jackson had a hamstring injury. Now, who knows if they’re the same grade? We don’t know what grade Lamar’s was, but he missed two weeks. They had the bye and the Ravens feel like they’ll get him back.

“I think it’d be safe to say right now that it’d be a surprise if he’s playing a week from today against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. The Commanders are about to embark, really, on the teeth of their schedule. They play the Chiefs, the Seahawks and the Lions. I think that it’s fair to think Jayden Daniels is going to miss some of those games, at the very least.”

Before leaving the game, Daniels completed 12-of-his-22 pass attempts for 156 yards and a touchdown, without throwing an interception. Daniels also tallied a team-high 35 rushing yards and a score.

Daniels missed two games earlier this season due to a sprained left knee. In just five games, Daniels has amassed 1,031 passing yards and eight touchdowns, compared to just one interception. Daniels’ injury is only the latest in a string of bad luck for the Commanders.

On Sunday, the Commanders were missing their top three wide receivers due to injury: Terry McLaurin (quad), Deebo Samuel (heel) and Noah Brown (groin). To pile on, Commanders running back Austin Ekeler suffered a season-ending torn Achilles in Week 2.

Veteran QB Marcus Mariota replaced Daniels after he left the game on Sunday. Mariota completed 4-of-his-10 pass attempts for 63 yards. He also threw a pick-six that allowed the Cowboys to extend their lead to 41-15. Dallas went on to win the game 44-22.

After the loss, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn revealed Daniels wanted to return to the game. He also emphasized injuries weren’t the reason his team lost.

“Injuries are not the reason that we lost,” Quinn said. “It don’t matter who you have, or who is out, when you don’t give yourself a real chance at it. Turnover margin to penalties to missed tackles and drops.

“Dallas beat us and we beat ourselves, as well. We’re the ones that got ourselves in the hole and we’re the same ones that gotta dig ourselves out.”

Jayden Daniels and the Commanders entered the season with high expectations after the quarterback guided the organization to the NFC Championship game in his rookie season last year. Alas, due to their surplus of injuries, the Commanders are 3-4 near the halfway point of the season.

Things aren’t about to get any easier for the Commanders. On Oct. 28, they will march into Arrowhead Stadium to square off against the Kansas City Chiefs at 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ABC.