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Jayden Daniels is not supposed to miss a lot of time, if necessary, but he may not look like his usual self immediately.
Freshly out of an offensive recruit campaign of the year, Daniels is dealing with a knee sprain who, according to the head coach of the Washington commanders, said that will keep him in training until Friday.
The commanders separated each of their first two games, managing the Giants of New York 21-6 in the week 1 before the Green Bay packers took care of the business with a victory of 27-18 three days later.
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The Vikings of Minnesota JJ McCarthy (9) Vikings reacts after a game during the first half against the Falcons of Atlanta at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 14, 2025 while the quarter of the commanders of Washington Jayden Daniels (5) warms up before a match against the 425 packers. (Imagn)
While the Philadelphia Eagles remain the favorite to win the NFC East, the commanders should be in the mixture as long as Daniels is healthy.
However, Tom Christ, doctor of physiotherapy and founder of the fantastic injury team, said that Daniels’ injury could manifest on the statistics sheet, even if he was on the ground.
“So Daniels is really interesting. They are simply labeled like a sprain, not telling us which fabric is hampered. If you watch the video, he landed on his tibia with his almost entirely bent knee, which is a common way to undergo a PCL injury, and by their terminology, it is probably grade 1, which is not terrible.
“But what we see historically are the first two games, the athlete looks a little slow, a little hesitant to cut this knee and a little unstable. Daniels is obviously a threat of massive precipitation, so I would be surprised if he has the same statistical line that flows the ball and the same effect that flows the ball the first games after playing the ball. Probably not as effective on the ground. “
The quarter of the commanders of Washington Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates a hit against the Strait Lions during the second half of a division eliminatory match of the NFL on Saturday January 18, 2025, in Detroit. (Photo / Seth Wenig)
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Daniels rushed to 891 yards, the ninth most by a quarter-rear and the most by a recruit QB.
As for the starter of the Vikings of Minnesota, JJ McCarthy, his first year as a starter is not at an ideal start. After missing his recruit season with a torn meniscus, he is now dealing with an ankle sprain.
He too can still face persistent effects.
“The two to four weeks delay is quite consistent with a sprain up to Grade 2, where there are, what we call, the laxity of the fabrics or the ankle instability,” said Christ. “It should be able to take control, but what can happen there, especially with its good ankle, is that it can be a little less firm when it starts to launch the ball. So we will see how long it is really out.
The quarter of the Minnesota Vikings, JJ McCarthy (9), reacts after a game during the first half against the Falcons of Atlanta at the US Bank Stadium. (Compulsory credit: Matt Krohn / Imagn Images)
“I think they have a week of Bye somewhere in there (week 6), so many people speculate that it would only come back after that, which, if this is the case, it should be good at that time, but if they try to really accelerate things, and it is more like an absence of two weeks, it can have problems that grow on this back, and it’s more like an absence of two weeks.”
