ASHBURN, Va. (AP) 鈥� quarterback still has not been cleared for contact and his status for Sunday’s game at the won’t be known until Friday.
with a dislocated left elbow 鈥� and has been absent for a total of six of the club’s 12 games this season. The Commanders (3-9) have lost seven games in a row, a year after going 12-5 during the regular season and making it all the way to the NFC title game, with Daniels appearing in all 20 of their games.
Asked Wednesday whether he is optimistic that Daniels will be able to return against the Vikings, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said that he is 鈥渙ptimistic he’s going to get a lot of reps for practice.鈥�
During the brief portion of practice that was open to reporters on Wednesday, the reigning AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year was throwing on a side field with the other quarterbacks, including top backup Marcus Mariota. Washington is 1-5 in the games Mariota has started this season, including overtime defeats against the Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos in the past two outings.
鈥淚鈥檓 going to take it all the way through Friday,鈥� Quinn said about making a decision on Daniels. 鈥淭here’s still functional evaluations to go through.鈥�
The coach said Washington’s medical staff will 鈥渁lso wait for the whole week, too. They have more testing and movements to examine.鈥�
Tests last month showed that .
Quinn said he is optimistic that wide receiver Noah Brown, who is on IR with a groin injury, will be available on Sunday. Another starting wideout, Terry McLaurin, returned to action last week.
Daniels hurt his non-throwing elbow in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 2, when his left arm bent awkwardly as he braced himself while being tackled in the fourth quarter. Washington already was down by 31 points at the time, and that it was a mistake to still have his starting QB in the game.
Asked last month whether there was any thought given to shutting down Daniels for the season, Quinn replied: 鈥淭hat鈥檚 not something we really discussed internally.鈥�
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