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Jayden Daniels Injury Update: Out of Sight, Out of Lineup
Jayden Daniels sprained his left knee during the Commanders' Week 2 game against the Packers. Daniels missed practice earlier this week with coach Dan Quinn saying he'd address his quarterback's status after Friday's practice.
Well, Friday came and Daniels was nowhere to be seen. We know he was nowhere to be seen because multiple media members remarked about how they couldn't see him. And if he's not practicing, that's probably not a good sign for his availability for Washington's Week 3 game against Tom Brady's Raiders.
So until Quinn or Daniels says otherwise, we can safely assume that the reigning rookie of the year will not play this weekend.
Jayden Daniels is NOT here for the start of practice. Players still coming out but QBs on field.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) September 19, 2025
Jayden Daniels is not out here for the media-viewing portion of practice for the Commanders.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) September 19, 2025
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels has not been spotted at practice today, signaling that it is unlikely he will be recovered from his knee sprain in time to start Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 19, 2025
Marcus Mariota is in line to start vs his former team. pic.twitter.com/JWYaBfHF27
Don’t see Jayden Daniels at practice. The team will be cautious with his return.
— John Keim (@john_keim) September 19, 2025
A player who the press could see was backup Marcus Mariota who will likely start against Las Vegas in place of Daniels.
Jayden Daniels not practicing at the portion open to media today
— NBC4 Sports (@NBC4Sports) September 19, 2025
Here we see backup QB Marcus Mariota taking reps in Ashburn
Earlier in the week, Dan Quinn said he'd like to see Daniels practice before potentially starting on Sunday@JPFinlayNBCS #RaiseHail#Commanders pic.twitter.com/dCUKiUzNwV
Mariota has not played much over the last few years. He started 13 games for the Falcons in 2022, but has only attempted 67 total passes over the last two seasons, but the important thing is that everyone can see him.
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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.