38-14 loss<\/a> to Seattle on Sunday night with 7:29 remaining in the fourth quarter. It\u2019s the third \u2014 and perhaps the most significant \u2014 injury of the season for Daniels, who was in his first game back from a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s really tough to see him go down. You just want him to stay positive,\u201d Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner said. \u201cYou don\u2019t know what the result is. You just speak a lot of positivity into existence. He\u2019s a very positive person so we\u2019re just praying for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Commanders coach Dan Quinn said Daniels injured his elbow. That was about the extent of the postgame update. Quinn didn\u2019t have much of an explanation for why Daniels was still in the game. Washington was trailing 38-7 at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously like the hindsight, you don\u2019t want to think that way, where an injury could take place,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cObviously we\u2019re more conservative in that spot to run and hand off and not have reads to go, but just the end result \u2014 obviously, I\u2019m bummed.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the hamstring injury, Daniels also missed two games earlier this season with knee issues.<\/p>\n
Although an injury to Daniels\u2019 non-throwing arm isn\u2019t necessarily career altering, Commanders fans could hardly be blamed for immediately fearing the worst. It was on this same field about 13 years ago \u2014 against the same opponent \u2014 that Robert Griffin III went down with a severe knee injury at the end of his sensational rookie season for Washington. He never reached those heights again.<\/p>\n
The Commanders fell behind early Sunday and trailed 31-7 at halftime, and Daniels had to do plenty of scrambling. He ended up running for 51 yards on 10 carries, and the injury underscored the risk in doing that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s his nature. He wants to be aggressive and make plays,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cHe\u2019s got confidence in the other players. I do know that. So it\u2019s not like, \u2018I have to do more, I have to do things that are outside of playing in that way.\u2019 We also have to have everybody. Injuries happen and you hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a rookie last season, Daniels led Washington to the NFC championship game \u2014 its best season since 1991. Now the Commanders are 3-6 after four straight losses. If the season can be salvaged, it may have to be with Marcus Mariota at quarterback. <\/p>\n
During those moments when Daniels was slow to get up, however, it was the long-term future that seemed like the bigger issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t see what happened exactly. I just heard a pause and I kind of put my head down and prayed for him,\u201d Commanders guard Sam Cosmi said. \u201cYou just don\u2019t want to see that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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