Commander QB Jayden Daniels’ exercises might be a game-time determination in opposition to the Bears

Jayden Daniels is predicted to be a make-or-break determination for the Washington Commanders after they host the Chicago Bears on Sunday on account of a rib harm following Friday’s follow and conserving alive the likelihood that he faces Caleb Williams in a matchup of rookie quarterbacks taken on the prime to the 2024 NFL Draft.

Coach Dan Quinn stated Friday that Daniels practiced at a restricted capability after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year favourite was injured early in Carolina’s 40-7 loss final weekend.

Daniels threw for 1,410 yards, ran for 372 and was accountable for 10 touchdowns in five-plus video games. What the commanders do not need to do is put Daniels able the place he cannot be himself on the sector.

“You need him to have the ability to play his sport, however typically you nearly need to defend him from himself as a result of he’ll play a sure manner,” offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury stated Thursday. “He’s a fearless competitor and he’ll assault the second. I believe it is simply collectively, as a corporation, that we want to verify he is at full throttle and might play the way in which he needs to play earlier than we put him on the sector.”

Journeyman Marcus Mariota would begin if Daniels is unable to go. Kingsbury credited Quinn with formulating a plan to be prepared for Daniels or Mariota at middle.

Mariota accomplished 18 of 23 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in aid of Daniels in opposition to the Panthers and was primed to begin.

“It’s by no means straightforward when the beginning quarterback loses, so it is actually a collective effort by everybody to enhance their sport,” Mariota stated Wednesday. “By this week, I’m simply making an attempt to prepare and be able to go if I get known as upon.”

Associated Press reporting.

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