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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) is out for Sunday morning's game vs. the Colts in London, HC Dan Quinn said. Daniels was limited in practice this week, wearing a bulky brace on that injured left elbow. We'll see if he can make it back for Week 5's meeting with the Giants, but QB Marcus Mariota gets another start this weekend. He's a viable QB1 spot start coming off a nice outing against Seattle. The Colts rank 24th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to QBs.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) got in a limited practice on Wednesday. He was wearing a bulky brace on that left elbow. We're still projecting QB Marcus Mariota to start Sunday morning's game vs. the Colts, but we'll continue to track Daniels' status.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) will practice this week and travel with the team to London for Sunday's game against the Colts, HC Dan Quinn said. It's still unclear whether Daniels will start that game, but he at least has a chance. According to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz, Daniels addressed the team this week, telling them he was foregoing surgery and owed it to them to return as soon as possible. Daniels resumed light throwing this past weekend, Zenitz adds. We'll keep you updated on his status throughout the week. He'll be a tricky fantasy decision if he ends up playing. We have to imagine Daniels' rushing will be scaled back, and he'll be at risk of re-injuring that left elbow.

Commanders QB Marcus Mariota tossed 3 TD passes in Sunday's win over the Seahawks to drive a fantasy score that sits among the top 12 QBs for the week heading into Monday night's game. Mariota completed a decent 61.2% of his passes (19 of 31), matching his completion rate from last season, when he started eight games for Washington. His 183 yards broke down to a modest 5.9 per pass attempt, but Mariota didn't turn the ball over, took just 2 sacks, and benefited from three Seattle turnovers. His TD throws found Terry McLaurin from 30 yards out, Treylon Burks from 11 yards, and Rachaad White from 6.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) is expected back in "3 weeks or sooner," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's more confirmation than new reporting after Washington opted against placing Daniels on short-term IR, which would have knocked him out 4 weeks. Daniels won't play against the Seahawks today, but it sounds like he at least has a chance to play vs. the Colts in Week 4 and is expected back by Week 5 against the Giants. Rapoport adds that Daniels will wear a brace on that left elbow when he returns. He'll carry re-injury risk for the rest of the season.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels will not be placed on IR with his dislocated left elbow, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Daniels has spent the week consulting with specialists on his injury and seemingly got good news. He's considered "week to week" going forward, per Schefter.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in Sunday's loss to the Cowboys, HC Dan Quinn said afterward. X-rays on the elbow came back clean. This is the same injury that Daniels suffered in Week 9 last year. He missed the next 4 weeks (3 games plus a bye) before returning in Week 14, re-injuring the elbow, and missing the final 4 games of the season. We'll look for a timeline for Daniels' return this time around, but expect him to miss multiple games. That'll leave the starting job to QB Marcus Mariota, who threw for 111 yards and a score in the second half vs. Dallas today. Across 5 full games last season, Mariota averaged 17.9 fantasy points, which would have ranked 14th over the course of the season. He'll be a fringe QB1 option for as long as Daniels is out.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels suffered an apparent left elbow injury on the final play of the first half of Sunday's game vs. the Cowboys. That's the same elbow Daniels hurt twice last year. The first cost him three games, and the second got him shut down for the final 4 games. Daniels was carted back to the locker room at halftime. We'll update his status when we know more. QB Marcus Mariota will finish out this game for Washington.

Update: Daniels has been ruled out.

Following the Commanders' joint practice with the Ravens, just a few weeks before opening weekend, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic says this is the worst she's seen the Commanders' offense in years. She even went as far as to say the offensive line appeared 'inoperable'.

Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic writes that Commanders QB Jayden Daniels "looks as good as he's ever been."

Fox Sports' Ralph Vacchiano came away from the Commanders' joint practice with the Dolphins believing that WR Stefon Diggs will play a big role this season. "His skills and reliability seem as good as ever," Vacchiano wrote. "It also looks like he could be a high-volume receiver for the Commanders. Yes, they still have Terry McLaurin, too. But Diggs could be a [Jayden] Daniels favorite, running a lot of underneath routes that he could potentially turn into big plays."

Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil tore his left triceps in Saturday's practice and will likely require surgery, NFL Network reports. That'll leave Washington without a key blocker, and it's not yet clear how long they'll miss him. The NFL Network report says only that Tunsil will miss "at least a significant portion of the regular season."

We read rosy reports earlier this week about TE Chig Okonkwo and WR Treylon Burks at Commanders camp, but the team clearly believed it needed a pass-catching upgrade. So Wednesday brought an agreement with veteran WR Stefon Diggs, according to multiple reports. ESPN's Adam Schefter says it's a one-year deal worth "up to $12 million."

Washington has looked like WR Brandon Aiyuk's most likely landing spot all offseason. The Commanders have a need behind WR Terry McLaurin, and Aiyuk played with QB Jayden Daniels at Arizona State in 2019. But Aiyuk seemingly burned that bridge in his latest social media video. "You’re on my team now," Aiyuk said, talking to Daniels. "You follow my rules. Boy, I’m a grown ass man. You’re gonna have to start running behind your momma and I might believe what you’re talking about, but until then, uh-uh.”

Former Titans TE Chigoziem Okonkwo agreed to terms with the Commanders for a three-year deal worth up to $30m. TE Zach Ertz entered free agency, leaving the Commanders with John Bates and Ben Sinnott as the only TEs on their roster. Okonkwo should step in as the starter in 2026 with Bates and Sinnott handling duties in 12 personnel. With Jayden Daniels at QB (and currently a lack of receiving options behind WR Terry McLaurin), Okonkwo could be a sleeper TE this season.

The Commanders' offense will look different in 2026 under new OC David Blough, HC Dan Campbell said. One change will be getting QB Jayden Daniels under center more often. Washington ran a league-low 192 plays from under center over the past two seasons, according to ESPN's John Keim. Only 18 of Daniels' 668 NFL pass attempts (2.7%) have come from under center.

The Washington Commanders have promoted assistant QB Coach David Blough to the team's open offensive coordinator position. Blough’s promotion comes after OC Kliff Kingsbury parted ways with the team. Blough was gaining interest from the Lions as a possible OC candidate, so the Commanders moved quickly to retain him. Blough was an NFL QB from 2019-2023, including the end of his career under HC Dan Campbell with the Lions, but they won’t get the chance to poach him.

The Commanders have decided to shut down QB Jayden Daniels for the final three games of the season, according to multiple reports. That means Marcus Mariota will start the rest of the way.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) won't play against the Giants this weekend, HC Dan Quinn said Wednesday. ESPN's Adam Schefter confirms that there's no new structural damage to Daniels' left elbow and that he'll be re-evaluated next week. We remain skeptical that we'll see Daniels again this season, but we'll keep you updated on his status. QB Marcus Mariota gets another start on Sunday and is a fringe QB1 option. Mariota has finished as a top-13 fantasy QB in four of his six starts this year, including each of the last three.

Commanders HC Dan Quinn said Monday that QB Jayden Daniels' is "sore" but that there's no long-term concern about the health of his left elbow. Quinn declined to say whether Daniels will play against the Giants on Sunday. We'll keep you updated on the situation, but we're starting the week projecting QB Marcus Mariota to get the start. Daniels has dealt with knee, hamstring, and elbow injuries in this lost season for Washington.