Jayden Daniels' comeback from injury ends in agony. The Washington Commanders quarterback, who had been cleared to return from his non-throwing shoulder injury just weeks ago, was forced back into action against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, only to suffer another setback.
After being knocked down by Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, who intercepted a pass and nearly returned it for a touchdown, Daniels tried to scramble away but ultimately fell to the ground on his injured left shoulder. The trainers quickly came onto the field to assess the situation, and while Daniels was able to limp off, he was immediately checked out of the game.
Daniels' injury woes have been well-documented since he suffered a dislocated shoulder against the Seattle Seahawks in November. Despite missing three consecutive games, Washington had not managed to break its losing streak, currently sitting at seven straight defeats.
The 9-of-20, 78-yard performance for Daniels was capped off by an interception, which gave the Vikings a chance to mount a comeback that ultimately ended with them scoring a touchdown on J.J. McCarthy's subsequent drive.
After being knocked down by Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, who intercepted a pass and nearly returned it for a touchdown, Daniels tried to scramble away but ultimately fell to the ground on his injured left shoulder. The trainers quickly came onto the field to assess the situation, and while Daniels was able to limp off, he was immediately checked out of the game.
Daniels' injury woes have been well-documented since he suffered a dislocated shoulder against the Seattle Seahawks in November. Despite missing three consecutive games, Washington had not managed to break its losing streak, currently sitting at seven straight defeats.
The 9-of-20, 78-yard performance for Daniels was capped off by an interception, which gave the Vikings a chance to mount a comeback that ultimately ended with them scoring a touchdown on J.J. McCarthy's subsequent drive.
- I'm so worried about Jayden Daniels' shoulder injury! 
He had just gotten cleared to play again and now this... 
It's like his body is against him, you know? 
The Commanders are definitely missing a key player right now. Their losing streak is crazy long, 7 games straight! 
Can they get back on track without their QB? 
And then to make matters worse, he gets hit by Andrew Van Ginkel and his injury flares up again.
i mean we all know how tough it was for him to come back from that injury in the first place and now he's gotta deal with another setback ugh. seven losses in a row for the Commanders and it's not looking good lol maybe they need to reevaluate their strategy or something 
He had been cleared to return from his injury, so you think he's all good to go? Nope! Now he's got another setback and it's just not fair to the team. I feel bad for him, he was trying to get back into the game but just couldn't make it happen. And with their losing streak still going on, it's like everything is falling apart. The Vikings were all set to score a touchdown after that interception, but of course they had to go and let them off the hook... sigh 
The Commanders need a solid QB to turn their season around, but if Daniels can't stay healthy... ugh! 
. I mean, who needs practice when you're good enough to start? He should've sat out this one and let the backup handle it, but nope, he had to go and put himself through that again 
. And what's with all the drama about his shoulder injury? It sounds like an excuse to me 
. I'm not saying the guy is invincible or anything, but I think he's just a bit too focused on playing QB. Maybe he should've stuck to throwing passes in practice... oh wait, that never happens 
. Anyway, I guess it's back to the drawing board for DC now 
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The Commanders are still struggling and it's not like they were gonna win all those games anyway... at least Daniels won't be out for another game or two 
because this is getting old! 
, and J.J. McCarthy was all like 'hey, let me just win this game for you' 
!
he's gotta sit out again and watch his team lose, it's so tough 
but seriously, when will this guy get back to form? 
. I don't get why coaches keep throwing him into the fire like that. Does he really need to play every game or what? 
. Can't wait to see what happens next season, maybe he'll be more ready to take on the league