Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels was carted off the field Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after suffering a gruesome left elbow injury on the final play of the first half. It was a brutal end to what was shaping up to be one of his best performances in a while.
The Brutal Play That Rocked Washington
Daniels fumbled the snap from the 1-yard line, his arm awkwardly twisting in the wrong direction as he desperately tried to complete a pass. That pass fell incomplete, keeping the Cowboys’ lead at 17-10 heading into the locker room. Daniels was clearly in immediate pain, favoring his left arm, and needed assistance to get off the turf before the cart arrived. The Commanders wound up losing the game 37-20, but the real gut punch came after the final whistle. Head coach Dan Quinn confirmed the worst: Daniels suffered a dislocated elbow. Before the injury, he was doing work, completing 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown, plus adding 69 yards on the ground.
A Haunting Echo From Our Own Emerald City
This isn’t just a new injury; it’s a terrifying rerun. Daniels suffered a similar injury to that *exact same left elbow* late in the 2025 season in a matchup against *our own Seattle Seahawks*. That previous dislocation was just one of multiple injuries that forced him to miss ten games in 2025, sidelining him for roughly a month. Marcus Mariota took over at quarterback in the second half, completing 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in the losing effort. For Daniels and the Commanders, this repeat injury is a serious blow, bringing back all the bad memories and uncertainty from last season.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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