Join the huddle. Sign up here for Commanders updates in your inbox.

WATFORD, England — Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels is out for the game against the Indianapolis Colts, missing his second consecutive week.

Daniels returned to practice in London and was a limited participant while wearing a brace over his left elbow.

But backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will make another start, head coach Dan Quinn said.

Advertise with us

“As far as Jayden, he had a great week,” Quinn said. “It was awesome to have him back on the field in a limited fashion.”

Daniels is recovering from a dislocated elbow he suffered in Dallas two weeks ago.

It was the second time Daniels has dislocated his left elbow and his third time injuring it in the last four games.

Last year, Daniels dislocated it against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9. He returned in Week 14 against the Minnesota Vikings but aggravated the injury and sat out the rest of the year.

Mariota started last week against the Seattle Seahawks and guided Washington to its first win of the season. He threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns.

Advertise with us

Throughout the week, he said if Daniels was ready to play, he’d gladly step aside.

“At the end of the day, I think if he’s out there and he can play, he should play,” he said. “This is his team. And the more that we can help support that and give him all the tools that he needs to be successful, that’s what our roles are. He’s gonna make a decision that best fit for the entire organization and we’re gonna support that.”

Daniels said this week that surgery wasn’t necessary and he could return to play with a brace.

“If the surgery needed to be done ASAP, then I’d do [what was] best for me,” Daniels said. “But I’m blessed enough to go back out there.”

He hasn’t ruled out surgery after the season to provide a more permanent fix to the elbow. But those conversations will take place after the season.

Advertise with us

Until then, he feels ready to trust the brace to keep him safe.

“If I was scared to get hit, I would have got the surgery,” he said.

He also noted that this brace is different from the one he used last year. This time he doesn’t have full range of motion in his arm, so he can’t hyperextend his elbow again.

He doesn’t feel that it will affect any part of his throwing motion. And if there was any fear that a re-injury would permanently damage his arm, he would have opted for surgery.

“Obviously you have those conversations with the people that I need to have those conversations with,” he said.